linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 2/2] pci-hyperv: properly handle device eject

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Date:   Wed, 14 Sep 2016 16:31:18 +0000
From:   Long Li <longli@...rosoft.com>
To:     Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>,
        KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
CC:     "devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] pci-hyperv: properly handle device eject

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dexuan Cui
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:45 PM
> To: Long Li <longli@...rosoft.com>; KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>;
> Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>; Bjorn Helgaas
> <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
> Cc: devel@...uxdriverproject.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> pci@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] pci-hyperv: properly handle device eject
> 
> > From: Long Li
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 1:41
> >
> > I think this code is safe here. If we reach the code
> > pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked, create_root_hv_pci_bus() is
> > already called.
> 
> When hv_pci_probe() -> create_root_hv_pci_bus() -> pci_scan_child_bus()
> is running on one cpu, I think nothing in the current code can prevent
> hv_eject_device_work() -> pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked()
> from running on another cpu?
> 
> The race window is pretty small however.

This is a valid race condition. I'll work on a V2 patch. Thanks!

> 
> Thanks,
> -- Dexuan