linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH for-next 2/3] RDMA/rtrs: Fix rxe_dealloc

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Date:   Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:04:23 +0800
From:   Guoqing Jiang <guoqing.jiang@...ux.dev>
To:     "Zhijian Li (Fujitsu)" <lizhijian@...itsu.com>,
        Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
Cc:     "haris.iqbal@...os.com" <haris.iqbal@...os.com>,
        "jinpu.wang@...os.com" <jinpu.wang@...os.com>,
        "jgg@...pe.ca" <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH for-next 2/3] RDMA/rtrs: Fix rxe_dealloc_pd warning



On 4/14/23 13:37, Zhijian Li (Fujitsu) wrote:
>
> On 14/04/2023 11:40, Guoqing Jiang wrote:
>>
>> On 4/13/23 16:12, Zhijian Li (Fujitsu) wrote:
>>> On 13/04/2023 15:35, Guoqing Jiang wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I take a closer look today.
>>>>
>>>> On 4/12/23 09:15, Zhijian Li (Fujitsu) wrote:
>>>>> On 11/04/2023 20:26, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 02:43:46AM +0000, Zhijian Li (Fujitsu) wrote:
>>>>>>> On 10/04/2023 21:10, Guoqing Jiang wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 4/10/23 20:08, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 06:43:03AM +0000, Li Zhijian wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> The warning occurs when destroying PD whose reference count is not zero.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Precodition: clt_path->s.con_num is 2.
>>>>>>>>>> So 2 cm connection will be created as below:
>>>>>>>>>> CPU0                                              CPU1
>>>>>>>>>> init_conns {                              |
>>>>>>>>>>        create_cm() // a. con[0] created        |
>>>>>>>>>>                                                |  a'. rtrs_clt_rdma_cm_handler() {
>>>>>>>>>>                                                |    rtrs_rdma_addr_resolved()
>>>>>>>>>>                                                |      create_con_cq_qp(con); << con[0]
>>>>>>>>>>                                                |  }
>>>>>>>>>>                                                | in this moment, refcnt of PD was increased to 2+
>>>> What do you mean "refcnt of PD"? usecnt in struct ib_pd or dev_ref.
>>> I mean usecnt in struct ib_pd
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>                                                |
>>>>>>>>>>        create_cm() // b. cid = 1, failed       |
>>>>>>>>>>          destroy_con_cq_qp()                   |
>>>>>>>>>>            rtrs_ib_dev_put()                   |
>>>>>>>>>>              dev_free()                        |
>>>>>>>>>>                ib_dealloc_pd(dev->ib_pd) << PD |
>>>>>>>>>>                 is destroyed, but refcnt is    |
>>>>>>>>>>                 still greater than 0           |
>>>> Assuming you mean "pd->usecnt". We only allocate pd in con[0] by rtrs_ib_dev_find_or_add,
>>>> if con[1] failed to create cm, then alloc_path_reqs -> ib_alloc_mr -> atomic_inc(&pd->usecnt)
>> The above can't be invoked, right?
>>
>>>> can't be triggered. Is there other places could increase the refcnt?
>>> Yes, when create a qp, it will also associate to this PD, that also mean refcnt of PD will be increased.
>>>
>>> When con[0](create_con_cq_qp) succeeded, refcnt of PD will be 2. and then when con[1] failed, since
>>> QP didn't create, refcnt of PD is still 2. con[1]'s cleanup will destroy the PD(ib_dealloc_pd) since dev_ref = 1, after that its
>>> refcnt is still 1.
>> I can see the path increase usecnt to 1.
>>
>> rtrs_cq_qp_create -> create_qp
>>                       -> rdma_create_qp
>>                           -> ib_create_qp
>>                               -> create_qp
>>                               -> ib_qp_usecnt_inc which increases pd->usecnt
>>
>> Where is another place to increase usecnt to 2?
> It should be
> ib_create_qp　...
>     -> rxe_create_qp
>       -> rxe_qp_from_init
>          -> rxe_get(pd) <<< pd's refcnt will be increased.

Isn't rxe_get just increase elem->ref_cnt?

https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.3-rc6/source/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c#L240

>>>> Then what is the appropriate time to call destroy_con_cq_qp for this scenario?
>>>> Otherwise there could be memory leak.
>>> we must ensure QP in con[0] is closed before destroying the PD.
>>> Currently destroy_con_cq_qp() subroutine will close the opened QP first.
>> Let me try another way, with below change, rtrs_ib_dev_put can't be called
>> from destroy_con_cq_qp, right?
> Not really, con[0]->has_dev is true, so con[0]'s cleanup will call rtrs_ib_dev_put()
>
> Without this patch, when con[1] failed, con[1]'s cleanup will be called first. then call con[0]'s cleanup.
> After this change, con[1]'s cleanup will not call rtrs_ib_dev_put, but it will be called the later con[0]'s cleanup.

But rtrs_ib_dev_put relies on dev_ref, if con[1] returns earlier without 
decrease dev_ref
(it is shared among connections), how rtrs_ib_dev_put can be called?

Thanks,
Guoqing