netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/6] eth: nfp: replace driver's "pf" lock with devlink instance lock

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Date:   Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:34:31 +0200
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...dia.com,
        idosch@...dia.com, petrm@...dia.com, simon.horman@...igine.com,
        louis.peens@...igine.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/6] eth: nfp: replace driver's "pf" lock with
 devlink instance lock

On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 11:00:06PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> The whole reason for existence of the pf mutex is that we could
> not lock the devlink instance around port splitting. There are
> more types of reconfig which can make ports appear or disappear.
> Now that the devlink instance lock is exposed to drivers and
> "locked" helpers exist we can switch to using the devlink lock
> directly.
> 
> Next patches will move the locking inside .port_(un)split to
> the core.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.h  | 11 +++---
>  .../net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c  | 16 ++++-----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c | 19 ++++++-----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.h |  6 ++--
>  .../net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c | 34 +++++++++++--------
>  drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_port.c |  3 +-
>  6 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

<...>

> -#define nfp_app_is_locked(app)	lockdep_is_held(&(app)->pf->lock)
> +static inline bool nfp_app_is_locked(struct nfp_app *app)
> +{
> +	return devl_lock_is_held(priv_to_devlink(app->pf));
> +}

Does it compile if you set CONFIG_LOCKDEP=n?

Thanks