linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi_debug: deadlock between completions and surprise module removal

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Date:	Mon, 1 Sep 2014 08:36:29 -0700
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@...erlog.com>
Cc:	SCSI development list <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	James Bottomley <james.bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Milan Broz <gmazyland@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi_debug: deadlock between completions and surprise
 module removal

> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c	2014-08-26 13:24:51.646948507 -0400
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c	2014-08-30 18:04:54.589226679 -0400
> @@ -2743,6 +2743,13 @@ static int stop_queued_cmnd(struct scsi_
>  		if (test_bit(k, queued_in_use_bm)) {
>  			sqcp = &queued_arr[k];
>  			if (cmnd == sqcp->a_cmnd) {
> +				devip = (struct sdebug_dev_info *)
> +					cmnd->device->hostdata;
> +				if (devip)
> +					atomic_dec(&devip->num_in_q);
> +				sqcp->a_cmnd = NULL;

Why would the hostdata every be NULL here?  We should never
call ->slave_destroy on a device that has outstanding commands.

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