RE: [PATCH 2/2] vsock: fix possible infinite sleep in vsock_connectible_wait_data()

[Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>]

> From: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2022 1:43 AM
>  ...
> s/qeuue/queue
Will fix this.
 
> >@@ -1905,8 +1905,11 @@ static int vsock_connectible_wait_data(struct
> sock *sk,
> > 	err = 0;
> > 	transport = vsk->transport;
> >
> >-	while ((data = vsock_connectible_has_data(vsk)) == 0) {
> >+	while (1) {
> > 		prepare_to_wait(sk_sleep(sk), wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
> >+		data = vsock_connectible_has_data(vsk);
> >+		if (data != 0)
> >+			break;
> >
> > 		if (sk->sk_err != 0 ||
> > 		    (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN) ||
> >@@ -1937,6 +1940,8 @@ static int vsock_connectible_wait_data(struct sock
> *sk,
> > 			err = -EAGAIN;
> > 			break;
> > 		}
> >+
> >+		finish_wait(sk_sleep(sk), wait);
> 
> Since we are going to call again prepare_to_wait() on top of the loop,
> is finish_wait() call here really needed?

It's not needed. Will remove this and send v2.

> What about following what we do in vsock_accept and vsock_connect?
> 
>      prepare_to_wait()
> 
>      while (condition) {
>          ...
>          prepare_to_wait();
>      }
> 
>      finish_wait()
> 
> I find it a little more readable, but your solution is fine too.
> 
> Thanks,
> Stefano

I'd like to stay with my version, as it only needs one line of
prepare_to_wait(), and IMO it's more readable if we only exit from
inside the while loop.