RE: [PATCH] infiniband:core:Fix error handling in the function join_handler

From: Hefty, Sean
Date: Tue Sep 08 2015 - 12:50:31 EST


> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
> b/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
> index 2cb865c..9284337 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
> @@ -526,8 +526,9 @@ static void join_handler(int status, struct
> ib_sa_mcmember_rec *rec,
> process_join_error(group, status);
> else {
> int mgids_changed, is_mgid0;
> - ib_find_pkey(group->port->dev->device, group->port->port_num,
> - be16_to_cpu(rec->pkey), &pkey_index);
> + if (ib_find_pkey(group->port->dev->device, group->port-
> >port_num,
> + be16_to_cpu(rec->pkey), &pkey_index))
> + return;

We can't just abort here. Apps are waiting on a callback to their join operation, and the SA believes that this port is part of the multicast group.

If we don't get a valid pkey, the group will be left set to 'MCAST_INVALID_PKEY_INDEX'.

- Sean

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