[PATCH 03/15] nvme: add Clang context annotations for nvme_ns_head::srcu

From: Nilay Shroff

Date: Wed Jun 10 2026 - 10:40:02 EST


Add Clang lock context annotations for helpers that operate under
head->srcu read-side protection.

The path selection helpers invoked by nvme_find_path() access SRCU-
protected data through srcu_dereference() and therefore require the
caller to hold head->srcu. Annotate these helpers and nvme_find_path()
with __must_hold_shared(&head->srcu) so that Clang's lock context
analysis can verify the SRCU locking requirements across the call chain.

Also update nvme_ns_head_ctrl_ioctl() to use __releases_shared()
to match the shared SRCU read-side lock acquired through
srcu_read_lock().

Signed-off-by: Nilay Shroff <nilay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c | 2 +-
drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c | 4 ++++
drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h | 3 ++-
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
index 08889b20e5d8..42fa36ae5d9b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ int nvme_ns_chr_uring_cmd_iopoll(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
static int nvme_ns_head_ctrl_ioctl(struct nvme_ns *ns, unsigned int cmd,
void __user *argp, struct nvme_ns_head *head, int srcu_idx,
bool open_for_write)
- __releases(&head->srcu)
+ __releases_shared(&head->srcu)
{
struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = ns->ctrl;
int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 263161cb8ac0..a275c03e7c59 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ static bool nvme_path_is_disabled(struct nvme_ns *ns)
}

static struct nvme_ns *__nvme_find_path(struct nvme_ns_head *head, int node)
+ __must_hold_shared(&head->srcu)
{
int found_distance = INT_MAX, fallback_distance = INT_MAX, distance;
struct nvme_ns *found = NULL, *fallback = NULL, *ns;
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ static struct nvme_ns *nvme_next_ns(struct nvme_ns_head *head,
}

static struct nvme_ns *nvme_round_robin_path(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
+ __must_hold_shared(&head->srcu)
{
struct nvme_ns *ns, *found = NULL;
int node = numa_node_id();
@@ -391,6 +393,7 @@ static struct nvme_ns *nvme_round_robin_path(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
}

static struct nvme_ns *nvme_queue_depth_path(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
+ __must_hold_shared(&head->srcu)
{
struct nvme_ns *best_opt = NULL, *best_nonopt = NULL, *ns;
unsigned int min_depth_opt = UINT_MAX, min_depth_nonopt = UINT_MAX;
@@ -434,6 +437,7 @@ static inline bool nvme_path_is_optimized(struct nvme_ns *ns)
}

static struct nvme_ns *nvme_numa_path(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
+ __must_hold_shared(&head->srcu)
{
int node = numa_node_id();
struct nvme_ns *ns;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index 3b6754ec2edd..6bea0947eeb0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -1017,7 +1017,8 @@ extern const struct attribute_group *nvme_dev_attr_groups[];
extern const struct block_device_operations nvme_bdev_ops;

void nvme_delete_ctrl_sync(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
-struct nvme_ns *nvme_find_path(struct nvme_ns_head *head);
+struct nvme_ns *nvme_find_path(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
+ __must_hold_shared(&head->srcu);
#ifdef CONFIG_NVME_MULTIPATH
static inline bool nvme_ctrl_use_ana(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
{
--
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