[PATCH v3 03/15] NTB: ntb_transport: Make link setup flags atomic

From: Koichiro Den

Date: Mon Sep 28 2026 - 11:30:18 EST


Convert nt->link_is_up and qp->client_ready to atomic_t and use atomic
accessors throughout. This prepares for the unlocked cleanup check and
the link-up ordering fixes that follow.

Leave control flow and locking unchanged.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Suggested-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <den@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- New patch. (Frank)
https://lore.kernel.org/r/i3b4kyeuwyjssav2kne5uhxmltwl2bmug2weyfaujxtrwlkuox@ms6ozb55tmz5/

drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
index 55a20ae9a85e..5d2ec484c3df 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
* Contact Information:
* Jon Mason <jon.mason@xxxxxxxxx>
*/
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
#include <linux/debugfs.h>
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/dmaengine.h>
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ struct ntb_transport_qp {
struct dma_chan *tx_dma_chan;
struct dma_chan *rx_dma_chan;

- bool client_ready;
+ atomic_t client_ready;
bool link_is_up;
bool active;

@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ struct ntb_transport_ctx {
unsigned int msi_spad_offset;
u64 msi_db_mask;

- bool link_is_up;
+ atomic_t link_is_up;
struct delayed_work link_work;
struct work_struct link_cleanup;

@@ -945,7 +946,7 @@ static void ntb_qp_link_cleanup_work(struct work_struct *work)

ntb_qp_link_cleanup(qp);

- if (nt->link_is_up)
+ if (atomic_read(&nt->link_is_up))
schedule_delayed_work(&qp->link_work,
msecs_to_jiffies(NTB_LINK_DOWN_TIMEOUT));
}
@@ -972,7 +973,7 @@ static void ntb_transport_link_cleanup(struct ntb_transport_ctx *nt)
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&qp->link_work);
}

- if (!nt->link_is_up)
+ if (!atomic_read(&nt->link_is_up))
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&nt->link_work);

for (i = 0; i < nt->mw_count; i++)
@@ -1084,7 +1085,7 @@ static void ntb_transport_link_work(struct work_struct *work)
goto out1;
}

- nt->link_is_up = true;
+ atomic_set(&nt->link_is_up, true);

for (i = 0; i < nt->qp_count; i++) {
struct ntb_transport_qp *qp = &nt->qp_vec[i];
@@ -1092,7 +1093,7 @@ static void ntb_transport_link_work(struct work_struct *work)
ntb_transport_setup_qp_mw(nt, i);
ntb_transport_setup_qp_peer_msi(nt, i);

- if (qp->client_ready)
+ if (atomic_read(&qp->client_ready))
schedule_delayed_work(&qp->link_work, 0);
}

@@ -1121,7 +1122,7 @@ static void ntb_qp_link_work(struct work_struct *work)
struct ntb_transport_ctx *nt = qp->transport;
int val;

- WARN_ON(!nt->link_is_up);
+ WARN_ON(!atomic_read(&nt->link_is_up));

val = ntb_spad_read(nt->ndev, QP_LINKS);

@@ -1141,7 +1142,7 @@ static void ntb_qp_link_work(struct work_struct *work)

if (qp->active)
tasklet_schedule(&qp->rxc_db_work);
- } else if (nt->link_is_up)
+ } else if (atomic_read(&nt->link_is_up))
schedule_delayed_work(&qp->link_work,
msecs_to_jiffies(NTB_LINK_DOWN_TIMEOUT));
}
@@ -1165,7 +1166,7 @@ static int ntb_transport_init_queue(struct ntb_transport_ctx *nt,
qp->qp_num = qp_num;
qp->transport = nt;
qp->ndev = nt->ndev;
- qp->client_ready = false;
+ atomic_set(&qp->client_ready, false);
qp->event_handler = NULL;
ntb_qp_link_context_reset(qp);

@@ -1373,7 +1374,7 @@ static int ntb_transport_probe(struct ntb_client *self, struct ntb_dev *ndev)
if (rc)
goto err3;

- nt->link_is_up = false;
+ atomic_set(&nt->link_is_up, false);
ntb_link_enable(ndev, NTB_SPEED_AUTO, NTB_WIDTH_AUTO);
ntb_link_event(ndev);

@@ -1457,7 +1458,7 @@ static void ntb_complete_rxc(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp)

spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->ntb_rx_q_lock, irqflags);

- if (qp->rx_handler && qp->client_ready)
+ if (qp->rx_handler && atomic_read(&qp->client_ready))
qp->rx_handler(qp, qp->cb_data, cb_data, len);

spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->ntb_rx_q_lock, irqflags);
@@ -2268,7 +2269,7 @@ void *ntb_transport_rx_remove(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp, unsigned int *len)
struct ntb_queue_entry *entry;
void *buf;

- if (!qp || qp->client_ready)
+ if (!qp || atomic_read(&qp->client_ready))
return NULL;

entry = ntb_list_rm(&qp->ntb_rx_q_lock, &qp->rx_pend_q);
@@ -2385,9 +2386,9 @@ void ntb_transport_link_up(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp)
if (!qp)
return;

- qp->client_ready = true;
+ atomic_set(&qp->client_ready, true);

- if (qp->transport->link_is_up)
+ if (atomic_read(&qp->transport->link_is_up))
schedule_delayed_work(&qp->link_work, 0);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ntb_transport_link_up);
@@ -2407,7 +2408,7 @@ void ntb_transport_link_down(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp)
if (!qp)
return;

- qp->client_ready = false;
+ atomic_set(&qp->client_ready, false);

val = ntb_spad_read(qp->ndev, QP_LINKS);

--
2.51.0