linux-kernel - [PATCH] vfio/pci: Hold igate across releasing eventfd contexts

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Date:   Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:09:27 -0600
From:   Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
To:     alex.williamson@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        cohuck@...hat.com, prime.zeng@...ilicon.com
Subject: [PATCH] vfio/pci: Hold igate across releasing eventfd contexts

No need to release and immediately re-acquire igate while clearing
out the eventfd ctxs.

Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c |    4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
index b0258b79bb5b..dabca0450e6d 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
@@ -523,14 +523,12 @@ static void vfio_pci_release(void *device_data)
 		vfio_pci_vf_token_user_add(vdev, -1);
 		vfio_spapr_pci_eeh_release(vdev->pdev);
 		vfio_pci_disable(vdev);
+
 		mutex_lock(&vdev->igate);
 		if (vdev->err_trigger) {
 			eventfd_ctx_put(vdev->err_trigger);
 			vdev->err_trigger = NULL;
 		}
-		mutex_unlock(&vdev->igate);
-
-		mutex_lock(&vdev->igate);
 		if (vdev->req_trigger) {
 			eventfd_ctx_put(vdev->req_trigger);
 			vdev->req_trigger = NULL;