Re: [PATCH for-next V1 2/3] IB/core: RoCE GID management separate cleanup and release

[Doug Ledford <dledford-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

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On 08/03/2015 09:09 AM, Matan Barak wrote:
> Separate the cleanup and release IB cache functions.
> The cleanup function delete all GIDs and unregister the event channel,
> while the release function frees all memory. The cleanup function is
> called after all clients were removed (in the device un-registration
> process).
> 
> The release function is called after the device was put.
> Although vendor drivers aren't expected to use IB cache in their
> removal process, we postpone freeing the cache in order to avoid
> possible use-after-free errors.
> 
> Squash-into: 'IB/core: Add RoCE GID table management'
> Signed-off-by: Matan Barak <matanb-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>

I squashed this after applying Jason's follow-up patch first in the
series and fixes up the conflicts.


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