Re: [PATCH] s390/vfio-ap: do not use open locks during VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY_SET_KVM notification

From: Jason Gunthorpe
Date: Mon Jun 28 2021 - 13:35:01 EST


On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 06:07:58PM -0400, Tony Krowiak wrote:
> static void vfio_ap_mdev_unset_kvm(struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev)
> {
> + mutex_lock(&matrix_dev->lock);
>
> + if ((matrix_mdev->kvm) && (matrix_mdev->kvm->arch.crypto.crycbd)) {
> mutex_unlock(&matrix_dev->lock);
> + down_write(&matrix_mdev->kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook_rwsem);
> + matrix_mdev->kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook = NULL;
> + up_write(&matrix_mdev->kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook_rwsem);
>
> + kvm_arch_crypto_clear_masks(matrix_mdev->kvm);
>
> mutex_lock(&matrix_dev->lock);
> vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queues(matrix_mdev->mdev);
> kvm_put_kvm(matrix_mdev->kvm);
> matrix_mdev->kvm = NULL;
> + mutex_unlock(&matrix_dev->lock);
> }

Doesn't a flow exit the function with matrix_dev->lock held here?

Write it with 'success oriented flow'

I didn't check if everything makes sense, but it sure looks clean.

Jason