Re: [RFC 2/6] block: add flag for add_disk() completion notation

[Hannes Reinecke]

On 7/15/21 10:23 PM, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> Often drivers may have complex setups where it is not
> clear if their disk completed their respective *add_disk*()
> call. They either have to invent a setting or, they
> incorrectly use GENHD_FL_UP. Using GENHD_FL_UP however is
> used internally so we know when we can add / remove
> partitions safely. We can easily fail along the way
> prior to add_disk() completing and still have
> GENHD_FL_UP set, so it would not be correct in that case
> to call del_gendisk() on the disk.
>
> Provide a new flag then which allows us to check if
> *add_disk*() completed, and conversely just make
> del_gendisk() check for this for drivers so that
> they can safely call del_gendisk() and we'll figure
> it out if it is safe for you to call this.
>
> Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   block/genhd.c         |  8 ++++++++
>   include/linux/genhd.h | 11 ++++++++++-
>   2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
> index c6c9c196ff27..72703d243b44 100644
> --- a/block/genhd.c
> +++ b/block/genhd.c
> @@ -630,6 +630,8 @@ static int __device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk,
>   	if (ret)
>   		goto exit_del_events;
>   
> +	disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_DISK_ADDED;
> +
>   	return 0;
>   exit_del_events:
>   	disk_del_events(disk);
> @@ -677,6 +679,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(device_add_disk_no_queue_reg);
>    * with put_disk(), which should be called after del_gendisk(), if
>    * __device_add_disk() was used.
>    *
> + * Drivers can safely call this even if they are not sure if the respective
> + * __device_add_disk() call succeeded.
> + *
>    * Drivers exist which depend on the release of the gendisk to be synchronous,
>    * it should not be deferred.
>    *
> @@ -686,6 +691,9 @@ void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
>   {
>   	might_sleep();
>   
> +	if (!blk_disk_registered(disk))
> +		return;
> +
>   	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!disk->queue))
>   		return;
>   
> diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
> index dc07a957c9e1..73024416d2d5 100644
> --- a/include/linux/genhd.h
> +++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
> @@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ struct partition_meta_info {
>    * Must not be set for devices which are removed entirely when the
>    * media is removed.
>    *
> + * ``GENHD_FL_DISK_ADDED`` (0x0002): used to clarify that the
> + * respective add_disk*() call completed successfully, so that
> + * we know we can safely process del_gendisk() on the disk.
> + *
>    * ``GENHD_FL_CD`` (0x0008): the block device is a CD-ROM-style
>    * device.
>    * Affects responses to the ``CDROM_GET_CAPABILITY`` ioctl.
> @@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ struct partition_meta_info {
>    * Used for multipath devices.
>    */
>   #define GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE			0x0001
> -/* 2 is unused (used to be GENHD_FL_DRIVERFS) */
> +#define GENHD_FL_DISK_ADDED			0x0002
>   /* 4 is unused (used to be GENHD_FL_MEDIA_CHANGE_NOTIFY) */
>   #define GENHD_FL_CD				0x0008
>   #define GENHD_FL_UP				0x0010
> @@ -189,6 +193,11 @@ struct gendisk {
>   #define disk_to_cdi(disk)	NULL
>   #endif
>   
> +static inline bool blk_disk_registered(struct gendisk *disk)
> +{
> +	return disk && (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_DISK_ADDED);
> +}
> +
>   static inline int disk_max_parts(struct gendisk *disk)
>   {
>   	if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_EXT_DEVT)
Bah. The flag is named 'DISK_ADDED', and the wrapper 'disk_registered'.
Please use the same wording (either 'added' or 'registered') for both to 
avoid confusion.

Cheers,

Hannes
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