RE: [PATCH 04/11] iommu: Simplify the __iommu_group_remove_device() flow

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> From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2023 12:12 AM
> 
> Instead of returning the struct group_device and then later freeing it, do
> the entire free under the group->mutex and defer only putting the
> iommu_group.
> 
> It is safe to remove the sysfs_links and free memory while holding that
> mutex.
> 
> Move the sanity assert of the group status into
> __iommu_group_free_device().
> 
> The next patch will improve upon this and consolidate the group put and
> the mutex into __iommu_group_remove_device().
> 
> __iommu_group_free_device() is close to being the paired undo of
> iommu_group_add_device(), following patches will improve on that.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>




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