From: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Add comment and run time check to the __ib_device_get_by_index() function to remind that the caller should hold lists_rwsem semaphore. Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # v4.13 Fixes: ecc82c53f9a4 ("RDMA/core: Add and expose static device index") Reviewed-by: Mark Bloch <markb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/infiniband/core/device.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c index 30914f3baa5f..3aeaf11d0a83 100644 --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c @@ -134,10 +134,15 @@ static int ib_device_check_mandatory(struct ib_device *device) return 0; } +/* + * Caller to this function should hold lists_rwsem + */ struct ib_device *__ib_device_get_by_index(u32 index) { struct ib_device *device; + WARN_ON_ONCE(!rwsem_is_locked(&lists_rwsem)); + list_for_each_entry(device, &device_list, core_list) if (device->index == index) return device; @@ -526,8 +531,8 @@ int ib_register_device(struct ib_device *device, if (!add_client_context(device, client) && client->add) client->add(device); - device->index = __dev_new_index(); down_write(&lists_rwsem); + device->index = __dev_new_index(); list_add_tail(&device->core_list, &device_list); up_write(&lists_rwsem); mutex_unlock(&device_mutex); -- 2.15.1