Re: [PATCH] media: dmxdev: remove dvb_ringbuffer_flush() on writer side

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On 10.05.2013 21:39, Sakari Ailus wrote:
Hi Soeren,

Thanks for the patch!

On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 11:03:42AM +0200, Soeren Moch wrote:
In dvb_ringbuffer lock-less synchronizationof reader and writer threads is done
with separateread and write pointers. Since dvb_ringbuffer_flush() modifies the
read pointer, this function must not be called from the writer thread.

This patch removes the dvb_ringbuffer_flush() calls in the dmxdev ringbuffer
write functions, this fixes Oopses "Unable to handle kernel paging request"
I could observe for the call chain dvb_demux_read ->dvb_dmxdev_buffer_read ->
dvb_ringbuffer_read_user -> __copy_to_user (the reader side of the ringbuffer).

The flush calls at the write side are not necessary anyway since ringbuffer_flush
is also called in dvb_dmxdev_buffer_read() when an error condition is set in the
ringbuffer.

This patch should also be applied to stable kernels.

Signed-off-by: Soeren Moch <smoch@xxxxxx>
CC: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
While the change the patch does itself appears sound to me, I need to ask
you to resend the patch using git send-email (it won't apply as-is). I can
do that this time, too; let me know what works for you.
Please convert this patch to git format, thank you!

Reviewed-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxx>
And thanks for your rewiew, too.

  Soeren

--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c	2013-04-05 21:21:15.000000000 +0200
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c	2013-04-14 09:01:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -377,10 +377,8 @@ static int dvb_dmxdev_section_callback(c
  		ret = dvb_dmxdev_buffer_write(&dmxdevfilter->buffer, buffer2,
  					      buffer2_len);
  	}
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dvb_ringbuffer_flush(&dmxdevfilter->buffer);
+	if (ret < 0)
  		dmxdevfilter->buffer.error = ret;
-	}
  	if (dmxdevfilter->params.sec.flags & DMX_ONESHOT)
  		dmxdevfilter->state = DMXDEV_STATE_DONE;
  	spin_unlock(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
@@ -416,10 +414,8 @@ static int dvb_dmxdev_ts_callback(const
  	ret = dvb_dmxdev_buffer_write(buffer, buffer1, buffer1_len);
  	if (ret == buffer1_len)
  		ret = dvb_dmxdev_buffer_write(buffer, buffer2, buffer2_len);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dvb_ringbuffer_flush(buffer);
+	if (ret < 0)
  		buffer->error = ret;
-	}
  	spin_unlock(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
  	wake_up(&buffer->queue);
  	return 0;


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