linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] RDMA/cxgb4: remove accidentally left mutex_unlock(&dev

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Date:	Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:46:13 -0500
From:	Steve Wise <swise@...ngridcomputing.com>
To:	Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>
CC:	Steve Wise <swise@...lsio.com>, Roland Dreier <roland@...nel.org>,
	Sean Hefty <sean.hefty@...el.com>,
	Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>,
	linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ldv-project@...ras.ru
Subject: Re: [PATCH] RDMA/cxgb4: remove accidentally left mutex_unlock(&dev_mutex)

On 08/31/2011 03:43 PM, Alexey Khoroshilov wrote:
> The patch "RDMA/cxgb4: EEH errors can hang the driver" removes
> mutex lock/unlock from c4iw_alloc() except for error path.
> This patch removes the remained mutex_unlock(&dev_mutex).
>
> Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov<khoroshilov@...ras.ru>
> ---
>   drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c |    1 -
>   1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c
> index 40a13cc..35896ff 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c
> @@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ static struct c4iw_dev *c4iw_alloc(const struct cxgb4_lld_info *infop)
>
>   	ret = c4iw_rdev_open(&devp->rdev);
>   	if (ret) {
> -		mutex_unlock(&dev_mutex);
>   		printk(KERN_ERR MOD "Unable to open CXIO rdev err %d\n", ret);
>   		ib_dealloc_device(&devp->ibdev);
>   		return ERR_PTR(ret);

This is actually included in my previously submitted patch:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/1026942/

Steve.


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