Re: [PATCH V2 1/1] nvme: fix multiple ctrl removal scheduling

[Sagi Grimberg]

> > Allowing multiple resets can result in multiple controller removal as
> > well if different conditions inside nvme_reset_work fail and which
> > might deadlock on device_release_driver.
> >
> > This patch makes sure that work queue item (reset_work) is added only
> > if controller state != NVME_CTRL_RESETTING and that is achieved by
> > moving state change outside nvme_reset_work into nvme_reset and
> > removing old work_busy call.  State change is always synchronizated
> > using controller spinlock.
>
> So, the reason the state is changed when the work is running rather than
> queueing is for the window when the state may be set to NVME_CTRL_DELETING,
> and we don't want the reset work to proceed in that case.
>
> What do you think about adding a new state, like NVME_CTRL_SCHED_RESET,
> then leaving the NVME_CTRL_RESETTING state change as-is?

OK, just got to this one.

Instead of adding yet another state, how about making controller delete
cancel the reset_work (cancel_work_sync)?