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Message-ID: <CE2C58F938F4C44EA74FFF880BAA7E5E1CD22E04@BBYEXM01.pmc-sierra.internal>
Date:	Thu, 2 Jan 2014 10:31:02 +0000
From:	Suresh Thiagarajan <Suresh.Thiagarajan@...s.com>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Jason Seba <jason.seba42@...il.com>,
	"Peter Zijlstra" <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Tomas Henzl <thenzl@...hat.com>, Jack Wang <xjtuwjp@...il.com>,
	Viswas G <Viswas.G@...s.com>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"JBottomley@...allels.com" <JBottomley@...allels.com>,
	"Vasanthalakshmi Tharmarajan" <Vasanthalakshmi.Tharmarajan@...s.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: spinlock_irqsave() && flags (Was: pm80xx: Spinlock fix)



On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> wrote:
> On 12/24, Suresh Thiagarajan wrote:
>>
>> Below is a small pseudo code on protecting/serializing the flag for global access.
>> struct temp
>> {
>>       ...
>>       spinlock_t lock;
>>       unsigned long lock_flags;
>> };
>> void my_lock(struct temp *t)
>> {
>>                unsigned long flag; // thread-private variable as suggested
>>                spin_lock_irqsave(&t->lock, flag);
>>                t->lock_flags = flag; //updating inside critical section now to serialize the access to flag
>> }
>>
>> void my_unlock(struct temp *t)
>> {
>>                unsigned long flag = t->lock_flags;
>>                t->lock_flags = 0;  //clearing it before getting out of critical section
>>                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->lock, flag);
>> }
>
> Yes, this should work as a quick fix. And you do not need to clear ->lock_flags
> in my_unlock().
>
> But when I look at original patch again, I no longer understand why do
> you need pm8001_ha->lock_flags at all. Of course I do not understand this
> code, I am sure I missed something, but at first glance it seems that only
> this sequence
>
>         spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
>         t->task_done(t);
>         spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
>
> should be fixed?
>
> If yes, why you can't simply do spin_unlock() + spin_lock() around
> t->task_done() ? This won't enable irqs, but spin_unlock_irqrestore()
> doesn't necessarily enables irqs too, so ->task_done() can run with
> irqs disabled?
>
> And note that the pattern above has a lot of users, perhaps it makes
> sense to start with something like the patch below?

Thanks James, Oleg and all for your inputs.
Will start with review and testing this patch and then work/investigate to keep shortest and clearest critical 
section so that we can have the lock and unlock within the same routine.

Regards,
Suresh
>
> Hmm. there is another oddity in this code, for example mpi_sata_completion()
> does
>
>         } else if (t->uldd_task) {
>                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
>                 pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                 mb();/* ditto */
>                 spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
>                 t->task_done(t);
>                 spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
>         } else if (!t->uldd_task) {
>                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
>                 pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                 mb();/*ditto*/
>                 spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
>                 t->task_done(t);
>                 spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
>         }
>
> and both branches do the same code? mpi_sata_event(), pm8001_chip_sata_req()
> too.
>
> Imho, whatever you do, the changelog should tell more.
>
> Oleg.
>
>
> --- x/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.h
> +++ x/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.h
> @@ -619,6 +619,20 @@ u32 pm8001_get_ncq_tag(struct sas_task *
>  void pm8001_ccb_free(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, u32 ccb_idx);
>  void pm8001_ccb_task_free(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
>         struct sas_task *task, struct pm8001_ccb_info *ccb, u32 ccb_idx);
> +
> +static inline void
> +pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
> +                       struct sas_task *task, struct pm8001_ccb_info *ccb,
> +                       u32 ccb_idx)
> +{
> +       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, ccb_idx);
> +       smp_mb(); /* comment */
> +       spin_unlock(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +       task->task_done(task);
> +       spin_lock(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +}
> +
> +
>  int pm8001_phy_control(struct asd_sas_phy *sas_phy, enum phy_func func,
>         void *funcdata);
>  void pm8001_scan_start(struct Scsi_Host *shost);
> --- x/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
> +++ x/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
> @@ -2502,11 +2502,7 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                                 IO_OPEN_CNX_ERROR_IT_NEXUS_LOSS);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/*in order to force CPU ordering*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2522,11 +2518,7 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                                 IO_OPEN_CNX_ERROR_IT_NEXUS_LOSS);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/*ditto*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2550,11 +2542,7 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                                 IO_OPEN_CNX_ERROR_STP_RESOURCES_BUSY);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/* ditto*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2617,11 +2605,7 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                                     IO_DS_NON_OPERATIONAL);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/*ditto*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2641,11 +2625,7 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                                     IO_DS_IN_ERROR);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/*ditto*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2674,20 +2654,9 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                         " resp 0x%x stat 0x%x but aborted by upper layer!\n",
>                         t, status, ts->resp, ts->stat));
>                 pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -       } else if (t->uldd_task) {
> -               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
> -               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -               mb();/* ditto */
> -               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -               t->task_done(t);
> -               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -       } else if (!t->uldd_task) {
> +       } else {
>                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
> -               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -               mb();/*ditto*/
> -               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -               t->task_done(t);
> -               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +               pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>         }
>  }
>
> @@ -2796,11 +2765,7 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001
>                                 IO_OPEN_CNX_ERROR_IT_NEXUS_LOSS);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/*ditto*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2909,20 +2874,9 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001
>                         " resp 0x%x stat 0x%x but aborted by upper layer!\n",
>                         t, event, ts->resp, ts->stat));
>                 pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -       } else if (t->uldd_task) {
> -               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
> -               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -               mb();/* ditto */
> -               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -               t->task_done(t);
> -               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -       } else if (!t->uldd_task) {
> +       } else {
>                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
> -               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -               mb();/*ditto*/
> -               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -               t->task_done(t);
> -               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +               pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>         }
>  }
>
> @@ -4467,23 +4421,10 @@ static int pm8001_chip_sata_req(struct p
>                                         " stat 0x%x but aborted by upper layer "
>                                         "\n", task, ts->resp, ts->stat));
>                                 pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, tag);
> -                       } else if (task->uldd_task) {
> -                               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock,
> -                                                       flags);
> -                               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, tag);
> -                               mb();/* ditto */
> -                               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                               task->task_done(task);
> -                               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                               return 0;
> -                       } else if (!task->uldd_task) {
> +                       } else {
>                                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock,
>                                                         flags);
> -                               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, tag);
> -                               mb();/*ditto*/
> -                               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                               task->task_done(task);
> -                               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                               pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, tag);
>                                 return 0;
>                         }
>                 }
> --- x/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
> +++ x/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
> @@ -2175,11 +2175,7 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                                 IO_OPEN_CNX_ERROR_IT_NEXUS_LOSS);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/*in order to force CPU ordering*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2195,11 +2191,7 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                                 IO_OPEN_CNX_ERROR_IT_NEXUS_LOSS);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/*ditto*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2221,11 +2213,7 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                                 IO_OPEN_CNX_ERROR_STP_RESOURCES_BUSY);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/* ditto*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2288,11 +2276,7 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                                         IO_DS_NON_OPERATIONAL);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/*ditto*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2312,11 +2296,7 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                                         IO_DS_IN_ERROR);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_UNDELIVERED;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/*ditto*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2345,20 +2325,9 @@ mpi_sata_completion(struct pm8001_hba_in
>                         " resp 0x%x stat 0x%x but aborted by upper layer!\n",
>                         t, status, ts->resp, ts->stat));
>                 pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -       } else if (t->uldd_task) {
> -               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
> -               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -               mb();/* ditto */
> -               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -               t->task_done(t);
> -               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -       } else if (!t->uldd_task) {
> +       } else {
>                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
> -               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -               mb();/*ditto*/
> -               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -               t->task_done(t);
> -               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +               pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>         }
>  }
>
> @@ -2470,11 +2439,7 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001
>                                 IO_OPEN_CNX_ERROR_IT_NEXUS_LOSS);
>                         ts->resp = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
>                         ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
> -                       pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -                       mb();/*ditto*/
> -                       spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                       t->task_done(t);
> -                       spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                       pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>                         return;
>                 }
>                 break;
> @@ -2596,20 +2561,9 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001
>                         " resp 0x%x stat 0x%x but aborted by upper layer!\n",
>                         t, event, ts->resp, ts->stat));
>                 pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -       } else if (t->uldd_task) {
> -               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
> -               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -               mb();/* ditto */
> -               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -               t->task_done(t);
> -               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -       } else if (!t->uldd_task) {
> +       } else {
>                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
> -               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
> -               mb();/*ditto*/
> -               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -               t->task_done(t);
> -               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +               pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
>         }
>  }
>
> @@ -4304,23 +4258,10 @@ static int pm80xx_chip_sata_req(struct p
>                                         "\n", task, ts->resp, ts->stat));
>                                 pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, tag);
>                                 return 0;
> -                       } else if (task->uldd_task) {
> -                               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock,
> -                                                       flags);
> -                               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, tag);
> -                               mb();/* ditto */
> -                               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                               task->task_done(task);
> -                               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                               return 0;
> -                       } else if (!task->uldd_task) {
> +                       } else {
>                                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock,
>                                                         flags);
> -                               pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, tag);
> -                               mb();/*ditto*/
> -                               spin_unlock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> -                               task->task_done(task);
> -                               spin_lock_irq(&pm8001_ha->lock);
> +                               pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, task, ccb, tag);
>                                 return 0;
>                         }
>                 }
>
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