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

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Date:   Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:33:12 -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 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:33:13 +0200 Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > You can do it with my approach too. We incremented reference counter
> > > of devlink instance when devlink_nl_cmd_port_split_doit() was called,
> > > and we can safely take devlink->port_list_lock lock before returning
> > > from pre_doit.  
> > 
> > Wait, I thought you'd hold devlink->lock around split/unsplit.  
> 
> I'm holding.
> 
>     519 static int devlink_nl_pre_doit(const struct genl_ops *ops,
>     520                                struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
>     521 {
>     ...
>     529
>     530         mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);

Then I'm confused why you said you need to hold a ref count on devlink.
Is it devlink_unregister() that's not taking devlink->lock?

> > Please look at the port splitting case, mlx5 doesn't implement it
> > but it's an important feature.  
> 
> I'll, but please don't forget that it was RFC, just to present that
> devlink can be changed internally without exposing internals.
> 
> > Either way, IDK how ref count on devlink helps with lifetime of a
> > subobject. You must assume the sub-objects can only be created outside
> > of the time devlink instance is visible or under devlink->lock?  
> 
> The devlink lifetime is:
> stages:        I                   II                   III   
>  devlink_alloc -> devlink_register -> devlink_unregister -> devlink_free.
> 
> All sub-objects should be created between devlink_alloc and devlink_free.
> It will ensure that ->devlink pointer is always valid.
> 
> Stage I:
>  * There is no need to hold any devlink locks or increase reference counter.
>    If driver doesn't do anything crazy during its init, nothing in devlink
>    land will run in parallel. 
> Stage II:
>  * There is a need to hold devlink->lock and/or play with reference counter
>    and/or use fine-grained locks. Users can issue "devlink ..." commands.

So sub-objects can (dis)appear only in I/III or under devlink->lock.
Why did you add the per-sub object list locks, then?