linux-kernel - Re: Implementing .shutdown method for efa module

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2024 12:44:14 -0300
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
To: "Margolin, Michael" <mrgolin@...zon.com>
Cc: Tao Liu <ltao@...hat.com>, Gal Pressman <gal.pressman@...ux.dev>,
	sleybo@...zon.com, leon@...nel.org, kexec@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Implementing .shutdown method for efa module

On Mon, Apr 01, 2024 at 04:23:32PM +0300, Margolin, Michael wrote:
> Jason
> 
> Thanks for your response, efa_remove() is performing reset to the device
> which should stop all DMA from the device.
> 
> Except skipping cleanups that are unnecessary for shutdown flow are there
> any other reasons to prefer a separate function for shutdown?

Yes you should skip "cleanups" like removing the IB device and
otherwise as there is a risk of system hang/deadlock in a shutdown
handler context.

Jason