linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 32/91] libsas: remove expander from dev list on error

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Message-Id: <4C7B5EA1-AE40-4E64-92CC-24277900A99E@yahoo.com>
Date:	Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:48:27 -0800
From:	Luben Tuikov <ltuikov@...oo.com>
To:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	James Bottomley <JBottomley@...allels.com>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 32/91] libsas: remove expander from dev list on error

Isn't this my patch? Are you submitting it as your own?

        Luben


On Feb 5, 2012, at 14:10, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu> wrote:

> 2.6.27-longterm review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> 
> ------------------
> 
> commit 5911e963d3718e306bcac387b83e259aa4228896 upstream.
> 
> If expander discovery fails (sas_discover_expander()), remove the
> expander from the port device list (sas_ex_discover_expander()),
> before freeing it. Else the list is corrupted and, e.g., when we
> attempt to send SMP commands to other devices, the kernel oopses.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Luben Tuikov <ltuikov@...oo.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jack Wang <jack_wang@...sh.com>
> Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <JBottomley@...allels.com>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> ---
> drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c |    3 +++
> 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: longterm-2.6.27/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
> ===================================================================
> --- longterm-2.6.27.orig/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c    2012-02-05 22:34:34.059914940 +0100
> +++ longterm-2.6.27/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c    2012-02-05 22:34:39.404915902 +0100
> @@ -839,6 +839,9 @@
> 
>    res = sas_discover_expander(child);
>    if (res) {
> +        spin_lock_irq(&parent->port->dev_list_lock);
> +        list_del(&child->dev_list_node);
> +        spin_unlock_irq(&parent->port->dev_list_lock);
>        kfree(child);
>        return NULL;
>    }
> 
> 
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