Re: [PATCH 1/2] target: Make target_put_sess_cmd use target_release_cmd_kref

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On Sun, 2011-11-13 at 04:14 -0500, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 10:14:43AM +0000, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
> > From: Nicholas Bellinger <nab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > This patch moves target_put_sess_cmd() to use a se_cmd->cmd_kref
> > callback target_release_cmd_kref when performing driver release of
> > fabric->se_cmd descriptor memory.  It sets the default cmd_kref
> > count value to '2' within target_get_sess_cmd() setup, and
> > currently assumes TFO->check_stop_free() usage.
> > 
> > It drops se_tfo->check_release_cmd() usage in the main
> > transport_release_cmd codepath.
> 
> I'm a bit worried about this as we now have a partial refconting for
> the se_cmd.  Can't we always use the kref, but only grab one reference
> to it for drivers not using the session tracking?  Or as suggest before
> always do the session tracking, but only use it for active I/O shutdown
> conditionally.
> 

Using the single reference by default is fine with me for cmd->cmd_kref.
I'm still working on qla2xxx items to remove remaining se_cmd_t access
in ATIO request ring interrupt path, but will soon go ahead and make
this the case by default for other fabrics as well.

> > +/* target_put_sess_cmd - Check for active I/O shutdown via kref_put
> 
> Not quite correct for kerneldoc style either.
> 

Fixing this up along with the other kerneldoc style items.

Thanks Christoph!




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