Re: [PATCH 2/7] ieee1394 : use class iteration api

From: Stefan Richter
Date: Sat Jan 12 2008 - 06:11:22 EST


Dave Young wrote:
> +++ linux.new/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c 2008-01-12 15:20:27.000000000 +0800
...
> static void nodemgr_remove_uds(struct node_entry *ne)
> {
> struct device *dev;
> - struct unit_directory *tmp, *ud;
> + struct unit_directory *ud;
>
> - /* Iteration over nodemgr_ud_class.devices has to be protected by
> - * nodemgr_ud_class.sem, but device_unregister() will eventually
> - * take nodemgr_ud_class.sem too. Therefore pick out one ud at a time,
> - * release the semaphore, and then unregister the ud. Since this code
> - * may be called from other contexts besides the knodemgrds, protect the
> - * gap after release of the semaphore by nodemgr_serialize_remove_uds.
> + /* Use class_find device to iterate the devices. Since this code
> + * may be called from other contexts besides the knodemgrds,
> + * protect it by nodemgr_serialize_remove_uds.
> */
> mutex_lock(&nodemgr_serialize_remove_uds);
> - for (;;) {
> - ud = NULL;
> - down(&nodemgr_ud_class.sem);
> - list_for_each_entry(dev, &nodemgr_ud_class.devices, node) {
> - tmp = container_of(dev, struct unit_directory,
> - unit_dev);
> - if (tmp->ne == ne) {
> - ud = tmp;
> - break;
> - }
> - }
> - up(&nodemgr_ud_class.sem);
> - if (ud == NULL)
> - break;
> - device_unregister(&ud->unit_dev);
> - device_unregister(&ud->device);
> + dev = class_find_device(&nodemgr_ud_class, ne, __match_ne);
> + if (!dev) {
> + mutex_unlock(&nodemgr_serialize_remove_uds);
> + return;
> }
> + ud = container_of(dev, struct unit_directory, unit_dev);
> + device_unregister(&ud->unit_dev);
> + device_unregister(&ud->device);
> mutex_unlock(&nodemgr_serialize_remove_uds);
> }

A quick response on this change, without having checked the rest yet:

This doesn't work. Each "ne" may have zero or more "ud". The purpose
of nodemgr_remove_uds is to kill all of the uds of one ne. After your
change, only the first ud of a ne would be gone.

You need to keep the loop which takes care that all of the uds of the ne
are removed.

Furthermore, I usually try to use "goto" or "break" constructs with
single unlock + return path instead of multiple unlock + return paths.
However, if these unlock + return paths are as visually close together
as they are here, it doesn't really matter (to me) which of the styles
is used.

BTW, you don't need to CC <krh@xxxxxxxxxx> on drivers/ieee1394/ patches
(CONFIG_IEEE1394). He only looks after drivers/firewire/
(CONFIG_FIREWIRE). I know, these are details, and everybody confuses
them. :-) I should try to clarify this in MAINTAINERS.
--
Stefan Richter
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