Re: [PATCH 1/2] rxe: do not crash when using module option 'add'

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On Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:06:15 +0300
Moni Shoua <monis@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 10:35 AM Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > When using the module option 'add' during modprobe the module will
> > crash as the option is evaluated before the module itself is
> > initialized. So return an error when rxe_param_set_add() is called
> > before the module is initialized.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c       | 6 ++++++
> >  drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.h       | 2 ++
> >  drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_sysfs.c | 5 +++++
> >  3 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c
> > b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c index 7121e1b1eb89..53279d82e5cc
> > 100644 --- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c
> > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c
> > @@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Bob Pearson, Frank Zago, John
> > Groves, Kamal Heib"); MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Soft RDMA transport");
> >  MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
> >
> > +bool rxe_init_done = false;
> > +
> >  /* free resources for all ports on a device */
> >  static void rxe_cleanup_ports(struct rxe_dev *rxe)
> >  {
> > @@ -354,6 +356,8 @@ static int __init rxe_module_init(void)
> >         if (err)
> >                 return err;
> >
> > +       rxe_init_done = true;
> > +
> >         pr_info("loaded\n");
> >         return 0;
> >  }
> > @@ -364,6 +368,8 @@ static void __exit rxe_module_exit(void)
> >         rxe_net_exit();
> >         rxe_cache_exit();
> >
> > +       rxe_init_done = false;  
> why not earlier?

Because it's impossible to call 'modprobe' while an 'rmmod' is running;
they are serialized against each other so we can be sure the module is
fully unloaded before modprobe is run again.

> > +
> >         pr_info("unloaded\n");
> >  }
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.h
> > b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.h index d9ec2de68738..0cf68bc7aa01
> > 100644 --- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.h
> > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.h
> > @@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ static inline u32 rxe_crc32(struct rxe_dev *rxe,
> >         return retval;
> >  }
> >
> > +extern bool rxe_init_done;
> > +
> >  void rxe_set_mtu(struct rxe_dev *rxe, unsigned int dev_mtu);
> >
> >  int rxe_add(struct rxe_dev *rxe, unsigned int mtu);
> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_sysfs.c
> > b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_sysfs.c index
> > d5ed7571128f..bb54992e3ff2 100644 ---
> > a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_sysfs.c +++
> > b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_sysfs.c @@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ static
> > int rxe_param_set_add(const char *val, const struct kernel_param
> > *kp) struct net_device *ndev = NULL; struct rxe_dev *rxe;
> >
> > +       if (!rxe_init_done) {
> > +               pr_err("add: module not initializes\n");
> > +               err = -EINVAL;  
> I think that EAGAIN is better

I don't mind.
Will be resending the patch.

Cheers,

Hannes

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