linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH rdma-next v1 10/15] RDMA/cm: Use an attribute_group on the ib_port

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Date:   Mon, 7 Jun 2021 14:37:16 +0300
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
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        Gal Pressman <galpress@...zon.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH rdma-next v1 10/15] RDMA/cm: Use an attribute_group on
 the ib_port_attribute intead of kobj's

On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 01:22:26PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 01:51:36PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 12:25:03PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 11:17:35AM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > > From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
> > > > 
> > > > This code is trying to attach a list of counters grouped into 4 groups to
> > > > the ib_port sysfs. Instead of creating a bunch of kobjects simply express
> > > > everything naturally as an ib_port_attribute and add a single
> > > > attribute_groups list.
> > > > 
> > > > Remove all the naked kobject manipulations.
> > > 
> > > Much nicer.
> > > 
> > > But why do you need your counters to be atomic in the first place?  What
> > > are they counting that requires this?  Given that they are just a
> > > statistic for userspace, making them be a u64 should work just the same,
> > > right?
> > 
> > The statistic counters are per-port, while the cm.c flows run in
> > asynchronically in parallel for every CM connection.
> > 
> > We need atomic variable to ensure that "write to u64" is not
> > interrupted.
> 
> On what system is "write to u64" interruptable? 

On 32 bits, and yes, we have a customer who still uses such system.

> As these are per-port, do multiple threads try to increment these at
> the same time?  

Yes, CM connection can be seen as thread. Bottom line everything in parallel.

> And even if they do, what happens if one is 'dropped' somehow because of this?

Probably nothing, we increment the statistics only.

> It's just a userspace statistic counter, what relies on this being
> exact?

In kernel nothing, but I have no idea what userspace does with these counters.

> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h