[PATCH 2/2] RDMA/ionic: Embed counter driver data in rdma_counter allocation

From: Abhijit Gangurde

Date: Wed Aug 05 2026 - 01:34:41 EST


Commit 7e53b31acc7f ("RDMA/core: Create and destroy rdma_counter using
rdma_zalloc_drv_obj()") requires drivers implementing counter ops to
embed struct rdma_counter in a driver-specific struct, register its size
via INIT_RDMA_OBJ_SIZE, and provide a counter_init callback.

The ionic driver was merged without this adaptation, causing a NULL
pointer dereference in alloc_and_bind() since rdma_zalloc_drv_obj()
allocates zero bytes when size_rdma_counter is unset.

Consolidate struct ionic_counter into a new struct ionic_rdma_counter
that embeds struct rdma_counter, replace the xarray with a lightweight
ida for ID allocation, and add the required counter_init and
INIT_RDMA_OBJ_SIZE declarations.

Fixes: ea4c399642b8 ("RDMA/ionic: Implement device stats ops")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 6.18
Signed-off-by: Abhijit Gangurde <abhijit.gangurde@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_hw_stats.c | 95 +++++++++-----------
drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_ibdev.h | 11 ++-
2 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_hw_stats.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_hw_stats.c
index f72c9837e135..4f0a2dedbdfe 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_hw_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_hw_stats.c
@@ -235,35 +235,34 @@ static int ionic_get_hw_stats(struct ib_device *ibdev,
static struct rdma_hw_stats *
ionic_counter_alloc_stats(struct rdma_counter *counter)
{
+ struct ionic_rdma_counter *cntr = to_ionic_rdma_counter(counter);
struct ionic_ibdev *dev = to_ionic_ibdev(counter->device);
- struct ionic_counter *cntr;
- int err;
+ struct rdma_hw_stats *stats;
+ int id;

- cntr = kzalloc_obj(*cntr);
- if (!cntr)
- return NULL;
-
- /* buffer for current values from the device */
cntr->vals = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cntr->vals)
- goto err_vals;
+ return NULL;

- err = xa_alloc(&dev->counter_stats->xa_counters, &counter->id,
- cntr,
- XA_LIMIT(0, IONIC_MAX_QPID),
- GFP_KERNEL);
- if (err)
- goto err_xa;
+ id = ida_alloc_max(&dev->counter_stats->counter_ida,
+ IONIC_MAX_QPID, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (id < 0)
+ goto err_ida;

- INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cntr->qp_list);
+ counter->id = id;
+
+ stats = rdma_alloc_hw_stats_struct(dev->counter_stats->stats_hdrs,
+ dev->counter_stats->queue_stats_count,
+ RDMA_HW_STATS_DEFAULT_LIFESPAN);
+ if (!stats)
+ goto err_hw_stats;
+
+ return stats;

- return rdma_alloc_hw_stats_struct(dev->counter_stats->stats_hdrs,
- dev->counter_stats->queue_stats_count,
- RDMA_HW_STATS_DEFAULT_LIFESPAN);
-err_xa:
+err_hw_stats:
+ ida_free(&dev->counter_stats->counter_ida, id);
+err_ida:
kfree(cntr->vals);
-err_vals:
- kfree(cntr);

return NULL;
}
@@ -271,14 +270,10 @@ ionic_counter_alloc_stats(struct rdma_counter *counter)
static int ionic_counter_dealloc(struct rdma_counter *counter)
{
struct ionic_ibdev *dev = to_ionic_ibdev(counter->device);
- struct ionic_counter *cntr;
-
- cntr = xa_erase(&dev->counter_stats->xa_counters, counter->id);
- if (!cntr)
- return -EINVAL;
+ struct ionic_rdma_counter *cntr = to_ionic_rdma_counter(counter);

+ ida_free(&dev->counter_stats->counter_ida, counter->id);
kfree(cntr->vals);
- kfree(cntr);

return 0;
}
@@ -287,13 +282,8 @@ static int ionic_counter_bind_qp(struct rdma_counter *counter,
struct ib_qp *ibqp,
u32 port)
{
- struct ionic_ibdev *dev = to_ionic_ibdev(counter->device);
+ struct ionic_rdma_counter *cntr = to_ionic_rdma_counter(counter);
struct ionic_qp *qp = to_ionic_qp(ibqp);
- struct ionic_counter *cntr;
-
- cntr = xa_load(&dev->counter_stats->xa_counters, counter->id);
- if (!cntr)
- return -EINVAL;

list_add_tail(&qp->qp_list_counter, &cntr->qp_list);
ibqp->counter = counter;
@@ -313,29 +303,23 @@ static int ionic_counter_unbind_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, u32 port)
return 0;
}

-static int ionic_get_qp_stats(struct ib_device *ibdev,
- struct rdma_hw_stats *hw_stats,
- u32 counter_id)
+static int ionic_counter_update_stats(struct rdma_counter *counter)
{
- struct ionic_ibdev *dev = to_ionic_ibdev(ibdev);
- struct ionic_counter_stats *cs;
- struct ionic_counter *cntr;
+ struct ionic_rdma_counter *cntr = to_ionic_rdma_counter(counter);
+ struct ionic_ibdev *dev = to_ionic_ibdev(counter->device);
+ struct ionic_counter_stats *cs = dev->counter_stats;
dma_addr_t hw_stats_dma;
struct ionic_qp *qp;
int rc, stat_i = 0;

- cs = dev->counter_stats;
- cntr = xa_load(&cs->xa_counters, counter_id);
- if (!cntr)
- return -EINVAL;
-
hw_stats_dma = dma_map_single(dev->lif_cfg.hwdev, cntr->vals,
PAGE_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
rc = dma_mapping_error(dev->lif_cfg.hwdev, hw_stats_dma);
if (rc)
return rc;

- memset(hw_stats->value, 0, sizeof(u64) * hw_stats->num_counters);
+ memset(counter->stats->value, 0,
+ sizeof(u64) * counter->stats->num_counters);

list_for_each_entry(qp, &cntr->qp_list, qp_list_counter) {
rc = ionic_hw_stats_cmd(dev, hw_stats_dma, PAGE_SIZE,
@@ -345,7 +329,7 @@ static int ionic_get_qp_stats(struct ib_device *ibdev,
goto err_cmd;

for (stat_i = 0; stat_i < cs->queue_stats_count; ++stat_i)
- hw_stats->value[stat_i] +=
+ counter->stats->value[stat_i] +=
ionic_v1_stat_val(&cs->hdr[stat_i],
cntr->vals,
PAGE_SIZE);
@@ -360,11 +344,6 @@ static int ionic_get_qp_stats(struct ib_device *ibdev,
return rc;
}

-static int ionic_counter_update_stats(struct rdma_counter *counter)
-{
- return ionic_get_qp_stats(counter->device, counter->stats, counter->id);
-}
-
static int ionic_alloc_counters(struct ionic_ibdev *dev)
{
struct ionic_counter_stats *cs = dev->counter_stats;
@@ -424,12 +403,22 @@ static const struct ib_device_ops ionic_hw_stats_ops = {
.get_hw_stats = ionic_get_hw_stats,
};

+static void ionic_counter_init(struct rdma_counter *counter)
+{
+ struct ionic_rdma_counter *cntr = to_ionic_rdma_counter(counter);
+
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cntr->qp_list);
+}
+
static const struct ib_device_ops ionic_counter_stats_ops = {
.counter_alloc_stats = ionic_counter_alloc_stats,
.counter_dealloc = ionic_counter_dealloc,
.counter_bind_qp = ionic_counter_bind_qp,
.counter_unbind_qp = ionic_counter_unbind_qp,
.counter_update_stats = ionic_counter_update_stats,
+ .counter_init = ionic_counter_init,
+
+ INIT_RDMA_OBJ_SIZE(rdma_counter, ionic_rdma_counter, rdma_counter),
};

void ionic_stats_init(struct ionic_ibdev *dev)
@@ -458,7 +447,7 @@ void ionic_stats_init(struct ionic_ibdev *dev)
return;
}

- xa_init_flags(&dev->counter_stats->xa_counters, XA_FLAGS_ALLOC);
+ ida_init(&dev->counter_stats->counter_ida);

ib_set_device_ops(&dev->ibdev, &ionic_counter_stats_ops);
}
@@ -467,7 +456,7 @@ void ionic_stats_init(struct ionic_ibdev *dev)
void ionic_stats_cleanup(struct ionic_ibdev *dev)
{
if (dev->counter_stats) {
- xa_destroy(&dev->counter_stats->xa_counters);
+ ida_destroy(&dev->counter_stats->counter_ida);
kfree(dev->counter_stats->hdr);
kfree(dev->counter_stats->stats_hdrs);
kfree(dev->counter_stats);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_ibdev.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_ibdev.h
index 63828240d659..1c43344ec93c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_ibdev.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ionic/ionic_ibdev.h
@@ -331,14 +331,21 @@ struct ionic_counter_stats {
int queue_stats_count;
struct ionic_v1_stat *hdr;
struct rdma_stat_desc *stats_hdrs;
- struct xarray xa_counters;
+ struct ida counter_ida;
};

-struct ionic_counter {
+struct ionic_rdma_counter {
+ struct rdma_counter rdma_counter;
void *vals;
struct list_head qp_list;
};

+static inline struct ionic_rdma_counter *
+to_ionic_rdma_counter(struct rdma_counter *counter)
+{
+ return container_of(counter, struct ionic_rdma_counter, rdma_counter);
+}
+
static inline struct ionic_ibdev *to_ionic_ibdev(struct ib_device *ibdev)
{
return container_of(ibdev, struct ionic_ibdev, ibdev);
--
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