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Date:	Fri, 4 Sep 2015 20:05:50 +0530
From:	Sreekanth Reddy <sreekanth.reddy@...gotech.com>
To:	Calvin Owens <calvinowens@...com>
Cc:	"MPT-FusionLinux.pdl" <MPT-FusionLinux.pdl@...gotech.com>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-team@...com, Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...atus.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
	Krishnaraddi Mankani <krishnaraddi.mankani@...gotech.com>,
	Sathya Prakash <sathya.prakash@...gotech.com>,
	Chaitra Basappa <chaitra.basappa@...gotech.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] mpt2sas: Refcount fw_events and fix unsafe list usage

On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 7:18 AM, Calvin Owens <calvinowens@...com> wrote:
> The fw_event_work struct is concurrently referenced at shutdown, so
> add a refcount to protect it, and refactor the code to use it.
>
> Additionally, refactor _scsih_fw_event_cleanup_queue() such that it
> no longer iterates over the list without holding the lock, since
> _firmware_event_work() concurrently deletes items from the list.
>
> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> Signed-off-by: Calvin Owens <calvinowens@...com>

Tested-by: Chaitra Basappa <chaitra.basappa@...gotech.com>
ACK-by: Sreekanth Reddy <sreekanth.reddy@...gotech.com>

> ---
> Changes in v4: None
>
> Changes in v3:
>         * Add a break condition to the REMOVE_UNRESPONDING_DEVICES fw_event,
>           which can loop over a sleep forever (5m+ at least) at unloading. I
>           don't think anything prevented this before, but taking the fw_event
>           object off the list at the top of _firmware_event_work() seems to have
>           made it more likely to happen.
>
> Changes in v2:
>         * Squished patches 4-6 into one patch
>         * Remove the fw_event from fw_event_list at the start of
>           _firmware_event_work()
>         * Explicitly seperate fw_event_list removal from fw_event freeing
>
> drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c | 112 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 91 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
> index 5eca3a4..c0ff55b 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
> @@ -176,9 +176,37 @@ struct fw_event_work {
>         u8                      VP_ID;
>         u8                      ignore;
>         u16                     event;
> +       struct kref             refcount;
>         char                    event_data[0] __aligned(4);
>  };
>
> +static void fw_event_work_free(struct kref *r)
> +{
> +       kfree(container_of(r, struct fw_event_work, refcount));
> +}
> +
> +static void fw_event_work_get(struct fw_event_work *fw_work)
> +{
> +       kref_get(&fw_work->refcount);
> +}
> +
> +static void fw_event_work_put(struct fw_event_work *fw_work)
> +{
> +       kref_put(&fw_work->refcount, fw_event_work_free);
> +}
> +
> +static struct fw_event_work *alloc_fw_event_work(int len)
> +{
> +       struct fw_event_work *fw_event;
> +
> +       fw_event = kzalloc(sizeof(*fw_event) + len, GFP_ATOMIC);
> +       if (!fw_event)
> +               return NULL;
> +
> +       kref_init(&fw_event->refcount);
> +       return fw_event;
> +}
> +
>  /* raid transport support */
>  static struct raid_template *mpt2sas_raid_template;
>
> @@ -2872,36 +2900,39 @@ _scsih_fw_event_add(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct fw_event_work *fw_event)
>                 return;
>
>         spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->fw_event_lock, flags);
> +       fw_event_work_get(fw_event);
>         list_add_tail(&fw_event->list, &ioc->fw_event_list);
>         INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&fw_event->delayed_work, _firmware_event_work);
> +       fw_event_work_get(fw_event);
>         queue_delayed_work(ioc->firmware_event_thread,
>             &fw_event->delayed_work, 0);
>         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->fw_event_lock, flags);
>  }
>
>  /**
> - * _scsih_fw_event_free - delete fw_event
> + * _scsih_fw_event_del_from_list - delete fw_event from the list
>   * @ioc: per adapter object
>   * @fw_event: object describing the event
>   * Context: This function will acquire ioc->fw_event_lock.
>   *
> - * This removes firmware event object from link list, frees associated memory.
> + * If the fw_event is on the fw_event_list, remove it and do a put.
>   *
>   * Return nothing.
>   */
>  static void
> -_scsih_fw_event_free(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct fw_event_work
> +_scsih_fw_event_del_from_list(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct fw_event_work
>      *fw_event)
>  {
>         unsigned long flags;
>
>         spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->fw_event_lock, flags);
> -       list_del(&fw_event->list);
> -       kfree(fw_event);
> +       if (!list_empty(&fw_event->list)) {
> +               list_del_init(&fw_event->list);
> +               fw_event_work_put(fw_event);
> +       }
>         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->fw_event_lock, flags);
>  }
>
> -
>  /**
>   * _scsih_error_recovery_delete_devices - remove devices not responding
>   * @ioc: per adapter object
> @@ -2916,13 +2947,14 @@ _scsih_error_recovery_delete_devices(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
>         if (ioc->is_driver_loading)
>                 return;
>
> -       fw_event = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fw_event_work), GFP_ATOMIC);
> +       fw_event = alloc_fw_event_work(0);
>         if (!fw_event)
>                 return;
>
>         fw_event->event = MPT2SAS_REMOVE_UNRESPONDING_DEVICES;
>         fw_event->ioc = ioc;
>         _scsih_fw_event_add(ioc, fw_event);
> +       fw_event_work_put(fw_event);
>  }
>
>  /**
> @@ -2936,12 +2968,29 @@ mpt2sas_port_enable_complete(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
>  {
>         struct fw_event_work *fw_event;
>
> -       fw_event = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fw_event_work), GFP_ATOMIC);
> +       fw_event = alloc_fw_event_work(0);
>         if (!fw_event)
>                 return;
>         fw_event->event = MPT2SAS_PORT_ENABLE_COMPLETE;
>         fw_event->ioc = ioc;
>         _scsih_fw_event_add(ioc, fw_event);
> +       fw_event_work_put(fw_event);
> +}
> +
> +static struct fw_event_work *dequeue_next_fw_event(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
> +{
> +       unsigned long flags;
> +       struct fw_event_work *fw_event = NULL;
> +
> +       spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->fw_event_lock, flags);
> +       if (!list_empty(&ioc->fw_event_list)) {
> +               fw_event = list_first_entry(&ioc->fw_event_list,
> +                               struct fw_event_work, list);
> +               list_del_init(&fw_event->list);
> +       }
> +       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->fw_event_lock, flags);
> +
> +       return fw_event;
>  }
>
>  /**
> @@ -2956,17 +3005,25 @@ mpt2sas_port_enable_complete(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
>  static void
>  _scsih_fw_event_cleanup_queue(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
>  {
> -       struct fw_event_work *fw_event, *next;
> +       struct fw_event_work *fw_event;
>
>         if (list_empty(&ioc->fw_event_list) ||
>              !ioc->firmware_event_thread || in_interrupt())
>                 return;
>
> -       list_for_each_entry_safe(fw_event, next, &ioc->fw_event_list, list) {
> -               if (cancel_delayed_work_sync(&fw_event->delayed_work)) {
> -                       _scsih_fw_event_free(ioc, fw_event);
> -                       continue;
> -               }
> +       while ((fw_event = dequeue_next_fw_event(ioc))) {
> +               /*
> +                * Wait on the fw_event to complete. If this returns 1, then
> +                * the event was never executed, and we need a put for the
> +                * reference the delayed_work had on the fw_event.
> +                *
> +                * If it did execute, we wait for it to finish, and the put will
> +                * happen from _firmware_event_work()
> +                */
> +               if (cancel_delayed_work_sync(&fw_event->delayed_work))
> +                       fw_event_work_put(fw_event);
> +
> +               fw_event_work_put(fw_event);
>         }
>  }
>
> @@ -4447,13 +4504,14 @@ _scsih_send_event_to_turn_on_pfa_led(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
>  {
>         struct fw_event_work *fw_event;
>
> -       fw_event = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fw_event_work), GFP_ATOMIC);
> +       fw_event = alloc_fw_event_work(0);
>         if (!fw_event)
>                 return;
>         fw_event->event = MPT2SAS_TURN_ON_PFA_LED;
>         fw_event->device_handle = handle;
>         fw_event->ioc = ioc;
>         _scsih_fw_event_add(ioc, fw_event);
> +       fw_event_work_put(fw_event);
>  }
>
>  /**
> @@ -7554,17 +7612,27 @@ _firmware_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
>             struct fw_event_work, delayed_work.work);
>         struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc = fw_event->ioc;
>
> +       _scsih_fw_event_del_from_list(ioc, fw_event);
> +
>         /* the queue is being flushed so ignore this event */
> -       if (ioc->remove_host ||
> -           ioc->pci_error_recovery) {
> -               _scsih_fw_event_free(ioc, fw_event);
> +       if (ioc->remove_host || ioc->pci_error_recovery) {
> +               fw_event_work_put(fw_event);
>                 return;
>         }
>
>         switch (fw_event->event) {
>         case MPT2SAS_REMOVE_UNRESPONDING_DEVICES:
> -               while (scsi_host_in_recovery(ioc->shost) || ioc->shost_recovery)
> +               while (scsi_host_in_recovery(ioc->shost) ||
> +                               ioc->shost_recovery) {
> +                       /*
> +                        * If we're unloading, bail. Otherwise, this can become
> +                        * an infinite loop.
> +                        */
> +                       if (ioc->remove_host)
> +                               goto out;
> +
>                         ssleep(1);
> +               }
>                 _scsih_remove_unresponding_sas_devices(ioc);
>                 _scsih_scan_for_devices_after_reset(ioc);
>                 break;
> @@ -7613,7 +7681,8 @@ _firmware_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
>                 _scsih_sas_ir_operation_status_event(ioc, fw_event);
>                 break;
>         }
> -       _scsih_fw_event_free(ioc, fw_event);
> +out:
> +       fw_event_work_put(fw_event);
>  }
>
>  /**
> @@ -7751,7 +7820,7 @@ mpt2sas_scsih_event_callback(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u8 msix_index,
>         }
>
>         sz = le16_to_cpu(mpi_reply->EventDataLength) * 4;
> -       fw_event = kzalloc(sizeof(*fw_event) + sz, GFP_ATOMIC);
> +       fw_event = alloc_fw_event_work(sz);
>         if (!fw_event) {
>                 printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
>                     ioc->name, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
> @@ -7764,6 +7833,7 @@ mpt2sas_scsih_event_callback(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u8 msix_index,
>         fw_event->VP_ID = mpi_reply->VP_ID;
>         fw_event->event = event;
>         _scsih_fw_event_add(ioc, fw_event);
> +       fw_event_work_put(fw_event);
>         return;
>  }
>
> --
> 2.5.0
>
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