Re: [PATCHv13 04/28] media-request: add media_request_get_by_fd

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Em Tue, 8 May 2018 09:34:11 +0200
Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xxxxxxxxx> escreveu:

> On 05/07/2018 07:01 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > Em Thu,  3 May 2018 16:52:54 +0200
> > Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xxxxxxxxx> escreveu:
> >   
> >> From: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> Add media_request_get_by_fd() to find a request based on the file
> >> descriptor.
> >>
> >> The caller has to call media_request_put() for the returned
> >> request since this function increments the refcount.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/media/media-request.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>  include/media/media-request.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>  2 files changed, 56 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/media/media-request.c b/drivers/media/media-request.c
> >> index c216c4ab628b..edc1c3af1959 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/media/media-request.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/media/media-request.c
> >> @@ -218,6 +218,38 @@ static const struct file_operations request_fops = {
> >>  	.release = media_request_close,
> >>  };
> >>  
> >> +struct media_request *
> >> +media_request_get_by_fd(struct media_device *mdev, int request_fd)
> >> +{
> >> +	struct file *filp;
> >> +	struct media_request *req;
> >> +
> >> +	if (!mdev || !mdev->ops ||
> >> +	    !mdev->ops->req_validate || !mdev->ops->req_queue)
> >> +		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
> >> +
> >> +	filp = fget(request_fd);
> >> +	if (!filp)
> >> +		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
> >> +
> >> +	if (filp->f_op != &request_fops)
> >> +		goto err_fput;
> >> +	req = filp->private_data;
> >> +	if (req->mdev != mdev)
> >> +		goto err_fput;
> >> +
> >> +	media_request_get(req);  
> > 
> > Hmm... this function changes the req struct (by calling kref_get) without
> > holding neither the mutex or the spin lock...  
> 
> kref_get is atomic, so why would you need to add additional locking?
> 
> Neither can the request be 'put' by another process before media_request_get()
> is called due to the fget() above: while the fd has a refcount > 0 the
> request refcount is also > 0. I'll add some comments to clarify this.

I see. Yeah, please add a comment here.

Thanks,
Mauro





> 
> >   
> >> +	fput(filp);
> >> +
> >> +	return req;
> >> +
> >> +err_fput:
> >> +	fput(filp);
> >> +
> >> +	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
> >> +}
> >> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(media_request_get_by_fd);
> >> +
> >>  int media_request_alloc(struct media_device *mdev,
> >>  			struct media_request_alloc *alloc)
> >>  {
> >> diff --git a/include/media/media-request.h b/include/media/media-request.h
> >> index e39122dfd717..997e096d7128 100644
> >> --- a/include/media/media-request.h
> >> +++ b/include/media/media-request.h
> >> @@ -86,6 +86,24 @@ static inline void media_request_get(struct media_request *req)
> >>   */
> >>  void media_request_put(struct media_request *req);
> >>  
> >> +/**
> >> + * media_request_get_by_fd - Get a media request by fd
> >> + *
> >> + * @mdev: Media device this request belongs to
> >> + * @request_fd: The file descriptor of the request
> >> + *
> >> + * Get the request represented by @request_fd that is owned
> >> + * by the media device.
> >> + *
> >> + * Return a -EPERM error pointer if requests are not supported
> >> + * by this driver. Return -ENOENT if the request was not found.
> >> + * Return the pointer to the request if found: the caller will
> >> + * have to call @media_request_put when it finished using the
> >> + * request.  
> > 
> > ... so, it should be said here how this should be serialized, in order
> > to avoid it to be destroyed by a task while some other task might be
> > trying to instantiate it.  
> 
> This doesn't need any serialization. If the request_fd is found, then
> it will return the request with the request refcount increased.
> 
> I also do not understand what you mean with "some other task might be
> trying to instantiate it".
> 
> I think there is some misunderstanding here.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 	Hans
> 
> 
> >   
> >> + */
> >> +struct media_request *
> >> +media_request_get_by_fd(struct media_device *mdev, int request_fd);
> >> +
> >>  /**
> >>   * media_request_alloc - Allocate the media request
> >>   *
> >> @@ -107,6 +125,12 @@ static inline void media_request_put(struct media_request *req)
> >>  {
> >>  }
> >>  
> >> +static inline struct media_request *
> >> +media_request_get_by_fd(struct media_device *mdev, int request_fd)
> >> +{
> >> +	return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
> >> +}
> >> +
> >>  #endif
> >>  
> >>  /**  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Mauro
> >   
> 



Thanks,
Mauro



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