linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 5/6] devlink: Reshuffle resource registration logic

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Date:   Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:48:13 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Aya Levin <ayal@...lanox.com>,
        Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>, drivers@...sando.io,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>,
        intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org,
        Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>,
        Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, oss-drivers@...igine.com,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>,
        Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>,
        Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>,
        Taras Chornyi <tchornyi@...vell.com>,
        Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>,
        Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>,
        UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 5/6] devlink: Reshuffle resource registration
 logic

On Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:50:20 +0200 Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> And it shouldn't. devlink_resource_find() will return valid resource only
> if there driver is completely bogus with races or incorrect allocations of
> resource_id.
> 
> devlink_*_register(..)
>  mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
>  if (devlink_*_find(...)) {
>     mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
>     return ....;
>  }
>  .....
> 
> It is almost always wrong from locking and layering perspective the pattern above,
> as it is racy by definition if not protected by top layer.
> 
> There are exceptions from the rule above, but devlink is clearly not the
> one of such exceptions.

Just drop the unnecessary "cleanup" patches and limit the amount 
of driver code we'll have to revert if your approach fails.

I spent enough time going back and forth with you.

Please.