Re: [PATCH rdma-rc] RDMA/mlx5: Release locks during notifier unregister

[Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>]

On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 05:22:19PM +0000, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 08:09:44PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 05:00:59PM +0000, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 12:22:44PM -0400, Doug Ledford wrote:
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
> > > > > b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
> > > > > index c2a5780cb394..e12a4404096b 100644
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
> > > > > @@ -5802,13 +5802,12 @@ static void mlx5_ib_unbind_slave_port(struct
> > > > > mlx5_ib_dev *ibdev,
> > > > >  		return;
> > > > >  	}
> > > > >
> > > > > -	if (mpi->mdev_events.notifier_call)
> > > > > -		mlx5_notifier_unregister(mpi->mdev, &mpi->mdev_events);
> > > > > -	mpi->mdev_events.notifier_call = NULL;
> > > > > -
> > > > >  	mpi->ibdev = NULL;
> > > > >
> > > > >  	spin_unlock(&port->mp.mpi_lock);
> > > > > +	if (mpi->mdev_events.notifier_call)
> > > > > +		mlx5_notifier_unregister(mpi->mdev, &mpi->mdev_events);
> > > > > +	mpi->mdev_events.notifier_call = NULL;
> > > >
> > > > I can see where this fixes the problem at hand, but this gives the
> > > > appearance of creating a new race.  Doing a check/unregister/set-null
> > > > series outside of any locks is a red flag to someone investigating the
> > > > code.  You should at least make note of the fact that calling unregister
> > > > more than once is safe.  If you're fine with it, I can add a comment and
> > > > take the patch, or you can resubmit.
> > >
> > > Mucking about notifier_call like that is gross anyhow, maybe better to
> > > delete it entirely.
> >
> > What do you propose to delete?
>
> The 'mpi->mdev_events.notifier_call = NULL;' and 'if
> (mpi->mdev_events.notifier_call)'
>
> Once it leaves the lock it stops doing anything useful.
>
> If you need it, then we can't drop the lock, if you don't, it is just
> dead code, delete it.

This specific notifier_call is protected outside
of mlx5_ib_unbind_slave_port() by mlx5_ib_multiport_mutex and NULL check
is needed to ensure single call to mlx5_notifier_unregister, because
calls to mlx5_ib_unbind_slave_port() will be serialized.

Thanks

>
> Jason