linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 2/3] scsi: storvsc: Resolve data race in storvsc

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Message-ID: <MW4PR21MB1857924EE47FDAC8071BD69EBFC49@MW4PR21MB1857.namprd21.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:31:27 +0000
From:   Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
To:     "Andrea Parri (Microsoft)" <parri.andrea@...il.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
        Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>,
        Saruhan Karademir <skarade@...rosoft.com>,
        Juan Vazquez <juvazq@...rosoft.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/3] scsi: storvsc: Resolve data race in storvsc_probe()

> From: Andrea Parri (Microsoft) <parri.andrea@...il.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2020 12:33 PM
> 
> vmscsi_size_delta can be written concurrently by multiple instances of
> storvsc_probe(), corresponding to multiple synthetic IDE/SCSI devices;
> cf. storvsc_drv's probe_type == PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS.  Change
> the
> global variable vmscsi_size_delta to per-synthetic-IDE/SCSI-device.
> 
> Suggested-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
> Signed-off-by: Andrea Parri (Microsoft) <parri.andrea@...il.com>
> Cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>
> Cc: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
> Cc: linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org

Reviewed-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>