linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] infiniband:core:Fix error handling in the function join

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Message-ID: <1828884A29C6694DAF28B7E6B8A82373A903955A@ORSMSX109.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 8 Sep 2015 16:50:03 +0000
From:	"Hefty, Sean" <sean.hefty@...el.com>
To:	Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@...il.com>,
	"dledford@...hat.com" <dledford@...hat.com>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH] infiniband:core:Fix error handling in the function
 join_handler

> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
> b/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
> index 2cb865c..9284337 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
> @@ -526,8 +526,9 @@ static void join_handler(int status, struct
> ib_sa_mcmember_rec *rec,
>  		process_join_error(group, status);
>  	else {
>  		int mgids_changed, is_mgid0;
> -		ib_find_pkey(group->port->dev->device, group->port->port_num,
> -			     be16_to_cpu(rec->pkey), &pkey_index);
> +		if (ib_find_pkey(group->port->dev->device, group->port-
> >port_num,
> +				 be16_to_cpu(rec->pkey), &pkey_index))
> +			return;

We can't just abort here.  Apps are waiting on a callback to their join operation, and the SA believes that this port is part of the multicast group.

If we don't get a valid pkey, the group will be left set to 'MCAST_INVALID_PKEY_INDEX'. 

- Sean

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