On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 10:38:23AM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 04:32:30PM +0800, Asias He wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 10:09:53AM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 09:05:53AM +0800, Asias He wrote: > > > > Signed-off-by: Asias He <asias@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > --- > > > > drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ > > > > 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c > > > > index 88ebb79..8f05528 100644 > > > > --- a/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c > > > > +++ b/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c > > > > @@ -111,6 +111,24 @@ static bool tcm_vhost_check_feature(struct vhost_scsi *vs, int feature) > > > > return ret; > > > > } > > > > > > > > +static bool tcm_vhost_check_endpoint(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq) > > > > +{ > > > > + bool ret = false; > > > > + > > > > + /* > > > > + * We can handle the vq only after the endpoint is setup by calling the > > > > + * VHOST_SCSI_SET_ENDPOINT ioctl. > > > > + * > > > > + * TODO: Check that we are running from vhost_worker which acts > > > > + * as read-side critical section for vhost kind of RCU. > > > > + * See the comments in struct vhost_virtqueue in drivers/vhost/vhost.h > > > > + */ > > > > + if (rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1)) > > > > + ret = true; > > > > + > > > > + return ret; > > > > +} > > > > + > > > > > > You can't use RCU in this way. You need to actually > > > derefence. Instead, just move this within vq mutex > > > and do rcu_dereference_protected. document that this function > > > requires vq mutex. > > > > Any difference with: > > > > vs_tpg = rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1); > > Yes, it's not the same. rcu_dereference_protected says > "this is generally RCU but here I use it under lock". > rcu_dereference_check can only be used if you > really dereference later, and you don't. So you want the helper to be this? static bool tcm_vhost_check_endpoint() { struct tcm_vhost_tpg **vs_tpg; vs_tpg = rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1); if (vs_tpg) return true; else return false } And what difference code the compiler will generate with this: static bool tcm_vhost_check_endpoint() { if (rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1)) return true else return false } > > > if (vs_tpg) > > return ture > > else > > return false; > > > > Note, tcm_vhost_check_endpoint() is called in multiple places. Having a > > helper is more convenient. > > I'm fine with the helper, but fix the implementation > and fix all callers to have vq mutex when calling. All the caller are in the vhost thread. Why need vq mutex to be taken? > > > > static int tcm_vhost_check_true(struct se_portal_group *se_tpg) > > > > { > > > > return 1; > > > > -- > > > > 1.8.1.4 > > > > -- > > Asias -- Asias -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html