linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 vfio 2/3] pds/vfio: Fix mutex lock->magic != lock warning

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Date:   Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:50:16 -0300
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
To:     Shameerali Kolothum Thodi <shameerali.kolothum.thodi@...wei.com>
Cc:     Brett Creeley <brett.creeley@....com>,
        "yishaih@...dia.com" <yishaih@...dia.com>,
        "kevin.tian@...el.com" <kevin.tian@...el.com>,
        "alex.williamson@...hat.com" <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
        "dan.carpenter@...aro.org" <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>,
        "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "shannon.nelson@....com" <shannon.nelson@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 vfio 2/3] pds/vfio: Fix mutex lock->magic != lock
 warning

On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 09:00:09AM +0000, Shameerali Kolothum Thodi wrote:

> > Also, don't destroy the mutex on close because the device may
> > be re-opened, which would cause mutex to be uninitialized. Fix this by
> > implementing a driver specific vfio_device_ops.release callback that
> > destroys the mutex before calling vfio_pci_core_release_dev().
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Brett Creeley <brett.creeley@....com>
> > Reviewed-by: Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@....com>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Shameer Kolothum <shameerali.kolothum.thodi@...wei.com>
> 
> Looks like mutex destruction logic needs to be added to HiSilicon driver as well.
> From a quick look mlx5 also doesn't destroy the state_mutex.

FWIW, mutex_destroy is a debugging feature, it is nice if you can do it, but
not a bug if it is missing..

Jason