Re: [PATCH net 1/3] net/smc: Resolve the race between link group access and termination

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On 2022/1/10 8:25 pm, Karsten Graul wrote:
On 10/01/2022 10:26, Wen Gu wrote:
We encountered some crashes caused by the race between the access
and the termination of link groups.


@@ -1120,8 +1122,22 @@ void smc_conn_free(struct smc_connection *conn)
  {
  	struct smc_link_group *lgr = conn->lgr;
- if (!lgr)
+	if (!lgr || conn->freed)
+		/* The connection has never been registered in a
+		 * link group, or has already been freed.
+		 *
+		 * Check to ensure that the refcnt of link group
+		 * won't be put incorrectly.

I would delete the second sentence here, its obvious enough.

+		 */
  		return;
+
+	conn->freed = 1;
+	if (!conn->alert_token_local)
+		/* The connection was registered in a link group
+		 * defore, but now it is unregistered from it.

'before' ... But would maybe the following be more exact:

'Connection already unregistered from link group.'


We still review the patches...


Thanks for your detailed and patient review. The comments will
be improved as you suggested.

Thanks,
Wen Gu



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