Re: [PATCH for-next 4/4] RDMA/efa: CQ notifications

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On 02/09/2021 16:02, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 10:03:16AM +0300, Gal Pressman wrote:
>> On 01/09/2021 18:36, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
>>> On Wed, Sep 01, 2021 at 05:24:43PM +0300, Gal Pressman wrote:
>>>> On 01/09/2021 14:57, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Sep 01, 2021 at 02:50:42PM +0300, Gal Pressman wrote:
>>>>>> On 20/08/2021 21:27, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 06:11:31PM +0300, Gal Pressman wrote:
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
>>>>>>>> index 417dea5f90cf..29db4dec02f0 100644
>>>>>>>> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
>>>>>>>> @@ -67,6 +67,46 @@ static void efa_release_bars(struct efa_dev *dev, int bars_mask)
>>>>>>>>  	pci_release_selected_regions(pdev, release_bars);
>>>>>>>>  }
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> +static void efa_process_comp_eqe(struct efa_dev *dev, struct efa_admin_eqe *eqe)
>>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>>> +	u16 cqn = eqe->u.comp_event.cqn;
>>>>>>>> +	struct efa_cq *cq;
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +	cq = xa_load(&dev->cqs_xa, cqn);
>>>>>>>> +	if (unlikely(!cq)) {
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This seems unlikely to be correct, what prevents cq from being
>>>>>>> destroyed concurrently?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A comp_handler cannot be running after cq destroy completes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry for the long turnaround, was OOO.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The CQ cannot be destroyed until all completion events are acked.
>>>>>> https://github.com/linux-rdma/rdma-core/blob/7fd01f0c6799f0ecb99cae03c22cf7ff61ffbf5a/libibverbs/man/ibv_get_cq_event.3#L45
>>>>>> https://github.com/linux-rdma/rdma-core/blob/7fd01f0c6799f0ecb99cae03c22cf7ff61ffbf5a/libibverbs/cmd_cq.c#L208
>>>>>
>>>>> That is something quite different, and in userspace.
>>>>>
>>>>> What in the kernel prevents tha xa_load and the xa_erase from racing together?
>>>>
>>>> Good point.
>>>> I think we need to surround efa_process_comp_eqe() with an rcu_read_lock() and
>>>> have a synchronize_rcu() after removing it from the xarray in
>>>> destroy_cq.
>>>
>>> Try to avoid synchronize_rcu()
>>
>> I don't see how that's possible?
> 
> Usually people use call_rcu() instead

Oh nice, thanks.

I think the code would be much simpler using synchronize_rcu(), and the
destroy_cq flow is usually on the cold path anyway. I also prefer to be certain
that the CQ is freed once the destroy verb returns and not rely on the callback
scheduling.



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