[PATCH rdma-next] RDMA/core: release devices_rwsem when calling device_del

From: Sharath Srinivasan

Date: Mon Jan 19 2026 - 14:44:13 EST


The sync strategy in remove_all_compat_devs() can improved
by adopting that of rdma_dev_exit_net() which releases devices_rwsem
before calling remove_one_compat_dev()/device_del().

Also fixes a comment typo in rdma_dev_exit_net().

Fixes: 2b34c5580226 ("RDMA/core: Add command to set ib_core device net namspace sharing mode")
Signed-off-by: Sharath Srinivasan <sharath.srinivasan@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/infiniband/core/device.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 1174ab7da629..81689924fab8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -1078,6 +1078,13 @@ static void remove_all_compat_devs(void)
xa_for_each (&devices, index, dev) {
unsigned long c_index = 0;

+ get_device(&dev->dev);
+ /*
+ * Release the devices_rwsem so that potentially blocking
+ * device_del doesn't hold the devices_rwsem for too long.
+ */
+ up_read(&devices_rwsem);
+
/* Hold nets_rwsem so that any other thread modifying this
* system param can sync with this thread.
*/
@@ -1085,6 +1092,9 @@ static void remove_all_compat_devs(void)
xa_for_each (&dev->compat_devs, c_index, cdev)
remove_one_compat_dev(dev, c_index);
up_read(&rdma_nets_rwsem);
+
+ put_device(&dev->dev);
+ down_read(&devices_rwsem);
}
up_read(&devices_rwsem);
}
@@ -1168,8 +1178,8 @@ static void rdma_dev_exit_net(struct net *net)
xa_for_each (&devices, index, dev) {
get_device(&dev->dev);
/*
- * Release the devices_rwsem so that pontentially blocking
- * device_del, doesn't hold the devices_rwsem for too long.
+ * Release the devices_rwsem so that potentially blocking
+ * device_del doesn't hold the devices_rwsem for too long.
*/
up_read(&devices_rwsem);

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2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)