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

[Tony Krowiak]

On 6/28/21 1:34 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> 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 he

How can that happen? What flow?

> Write it with 'success oriented flow'

I'm not sure what you mean, can you clarify this statement?

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