Re: [patch net-next 6/7] devlink: allow to call devl_param_driverinit_value_get() without holding instance lock

[Simon Horman <simon.horman@corigine.com>]

On Thu, Feb 09, 2023 at 04:43:07PM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@nvidia.com>
> 
> If the driver maintains following basic sane behavior, the
> devl_param_driverinit_value_get() function could be called without
> holding instance lock:
> 
> 1) Driver ensures a call to devl_param_driverinit_value_get() cannot
>    race with registering/unregistering the parameter with
>    the same parameter ID.
> 2) Driver ensures a call to devl_param_driverinit_value_get() cannot
>    race with devl_param_driverinit_value_set() call with
>    the same parameter ID.
> 3) Driver ensures a call to devl_param_driverinit_value_get() cannot
>    race with reload operation.
> 
> By the nature of params usage, these requirements should be
> trivially achievable. If the driver for some off reason
> is not able to comply, it has to take the devlink->lock while
> calling devl_param_driverinit_value_get().
> 
> Remove the lock assertion and add comment describing
> the locking requirements.
> 
> This fixes a splat in mlx5 driver introduced by the commit
> referenced in the "Fixes" tag.
> 
> Lore: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/719de4f0-76ac-e8b9-38a9-167ae239efc7@amd.com/
> Reported-by: Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@amd.com>
> Fixes: 075935f0ae0f ("devlink: protect devlink param list by instance lock")
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@nvidia.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@corigine.com>