netdev - Re: [BUG] net: netronome: nfp: possible deadlock in nfp_cpp_area_acquire() and nfp_cpp_area

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Date:   Tue, 8 Feb 2022 19:49:00 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@...il.com>
Cc:     simon.horman@...igine.com, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        shenyang39@...wei.com, libaokun1@...wei.com,
        oss-drivers@...igine.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [BUG] net: netronome: nfp: possible deadlock in
 nfp_cpp_area_acquire() and nfp_cpp_area_release()

On Wed, 9 Feb 2022 10:50:44 +0800 Jia-Ju Bai wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> My static analysis tool reports a possible deadlock in the nfp driver in 
> Linux 5.16:
> 
> nfp_cpp_area_acquire()
>    mutex_lock(&area->mutex); --> Line 455 (Lock A)
>    __nfp_cpp_area_acquire()
>      wait_event_interruptible(area->cpp->waitq, ...) --> Line 427 (Wait X)
> 
> nfp_cpp_area_release()
>    mutex_lock(&area->mutex); --> Line 502 (Lock A)
>    wake_up_interruptible_all(&area->cpp->waitq); --> Line 508 (Wake X)
> 
> When nfp_cpp_area_acquire() is executed, "Wait X" is performed by 
> holding "Lock A". If nfp_cpp_area_release() is executed at this time, 
> "Wake X" cannot be performed to wake up "Wait X" in 
> nfp_cpp_area_acquire(), because "Lock A" has been already hold by 
> nfp_cpp_area_acquire(), causing a possible deadlock.
> 
> I am not quite sure whether this possible problem is real and how to fix 
> it if it is real.

It's not.

> Any feedback would be appreciated, thanks :)
>
>
> Best wishes,
> Jia-Ju Bai