linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH for-next 03/20] IB/hns: Add the check for pointer ctrl

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Date:   Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:50:02 +0000
From:   Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@...wei.com>
To:     Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
CC:     "dledford@...hat.com" <dledford@...hat.com>,
        "Huwei (Xavier)" <xavier.huwei@...wei.com>,
        oulijun <oulijun@...wei.com>,
        "Zhuangyuzeng (Yisen)" <yisen.zhuang@...wei.com>,
        "xuwei (O)" <xuwei5@...ilicon.com>,
        "mehta.salil.lnk@...il.com" <mehta.salil.lnk@...il.com>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linuxarm <linuxarm@...wei.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH for-next 03/20] IB/hns: Add the check for pointer ctrl


> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-rdma-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:linux-rdma-
> owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Leon Romanovsky
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 11:08 AM
> To: Salil Mehta
> Cc: dledford@...hat.com; Huwei (Xavier); oulijun; Zhuangyuzeng (Yisen);
> xuwei (O); mehta.salil.lnk@...il.com; linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org;
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Linuxarm
> Subject: Re: [PATCH for-next 03/20] IB/hns: Add the check for pointer
> ctrl
> 
> On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 06:30:34PM +0800, Salil Mehta wrote:
> > From: Lijun Ou <oulijun@...wei.com>
> >
> > The pointer ctrl may be null, so we add check for it.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Lijun Ou <oulijun@...wei.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Wei Hu <xavier.huwei@...wei.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@...wei.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c |    6 ++++++
> >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c
> b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c
> > index 5f76fc1..ea47ec4 100644
> > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c
> > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v1.c
> > @@ -336,6 +336,12 @@ int hns_roce_v1_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
> struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
> >  		}
> >
> >  		ctrl = get_recv_wqe(hr_qp, ind);
> > +		if (unlikely(!ctrl)) {
> 
> Yes, as you wrote, this check and patch are redundant too.
I have dropped this patch in reworked V2 patch and introduced new patch
to remove the redundant code as well in get_recv_wqe() and get_send_wqe().

Thanks
Salil
> 
> > +			dev_err(dev, "Get recv wqe failed!\n");
> > +			ret = -EINVAL;
> > +			*bad_wr = wr;
> > +			goto out;
> > +		}
> >
> >  		roce_set_field(ctrl->rwqe_byte_12,
> >  			       RQ_WQE_CTRL_RWQE_BYTE_12_RWQE_SGE_NUM_M,
> > --
> > 1.7.9.5
> >
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