[PATCH 5.4 10/17] net/mlx5: Add retry mechanism to the command entry index allocation

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Fri Nov 20 2020 - 06:09:17 EST


From: Eran Ben Elisha <eranbe@xxxxxxxxxx>

commit 410bd754cd73c4a2ac3856d9a03d7b08f9c906bf upstream.

It is possible that new command entry index allocation will temporarily
fail. The new command holds the semaphore, so it means that a free entry
should be ready soon. Add one second retry mechanism before returning an
error.

Patch "net/mlx5: Avoid possible free of command entry while timeout comp
handler" increase the possibility to bump into this temporarily failure
as it delays the entry index release for non-callback commands.

Fixes: e126ba97dba9 ("mlx5: Add driver for Mellanox Connect-IB adapters")
Signed-off-by: Eran Ben Elisha <eranbe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Moshe Shemesh <moshe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Timo Rothenpieler <timo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
@@ -883,6 +883,25 @@ static bool opcode_allowed(struct mlx5_c
return cmd->allowed_opcode == opcode;
}

+static int cmd_alloc_index_retry(struct mlx5_cmd *cmd)
+{
+ unsigned long alloc_end = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1000);
+ int idx;
+
+retry:
+ idx = cmd_alloc_index(cmd);
+ if (idx < 0 && time_before(jiffies, alloc_end)) {
+ /* Index allocation can fail on heavy load of commands. This is a temporary
+ * situation as the current command already holds the semaphore, meaning that
+ * another command completion is being handled and it is expected to release
+ * the entry index soon.
+ */
+ cpu_relax();
+ goto retry;
+ }
+ return idx;
+}
+
static void cmd_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct mlx5_cmd_work_ent *ent = container_of(work, struct mlx5_cmd_work_ent, work);
@@ -900,7 +919,7 @@ static void cmd_work_handler(struct work
sem = ent->page_queue ? &cmd->pages_sem : &cmd->sem;
down(sem);
if (!ent->page_queue) {
- alloc_ret = cmd_alloc_index(cmd);
+ alloc_ret = cmd_alloc_index_retry(cmd);
if (alloc_ret < 0) {
mlx5_core_err(dev, "failed to allocate command entry\n");
if (ent->callback) {