Re: [PATCH v2] nvmet-fc: associations list protected by rcu, instead of spinlock_irq where possible.

From: James Smart
Date: Mon Jan 11 2021 - 19:43:24 EST




On 1/3/2021 10:12 AM, leonid.ravich@xxxxxxxx wrote:
From: Leonid Ravich <Leonid.Ravich@xxxxxxx>

searching assoc_list protected by rcu_read_lock if list not changed inline.
and according to the rcu list rules.

queue array embedded into nvmet_fc_tgt_assoc protected by rcu_read_lock
according to rcu dereference/assign rules.

queue and assoc object freed after grace period by call_rcu.

tgtport lock taken for changing assoc_list.

Reviewed-by: Eldad Zinger <Eldad.Zinger@xxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Elad Grupi <Elad.Grupi@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Leonid Ravich <Leonid.Ravich@xxxxxxx>
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1) fixed sytle issus
2) queues array protects by rcu as well

drivers/nvme/target/fc.c | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)



Reviewed-by: James Smart <james.smart@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

-- james

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