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McKenney" References: <20260614131541.2017845-1-nilay@linux.ibm.com> <20260614131541.2017845-6-nilay@linux.ibm.com> <20260626064050.GE10731@lst.de> Content-Language: en-US From: Nilay Shroff In-Reply-To: <20260626064050.GE10731@lst.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-TM-AS-GCONF: 00 X-Proofpoint-Reinject: loops=2 maxloops=12 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Info: AW1haW4tMjYwNjI2MDEyNiBTYWx0ZWRfX+uFy4oRBkDym gHUdO2s+NUWbD8uOJd2+yjUuk7rPKhgloqH414V1nCKneQK1QAshpp3X2ODLCtLpleRHwFdlblt KcjRZantts0Kom7FeVZAvyAKXAUv/h0= X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: LY265qMJR9Sw8jd4MfJuNc7vSmemCWLf X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=Oph/DS/t c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=6a3e9c63 cx=c_pps a=AfN7/Ok6k8XGzOShvHwTGQ==:117 a=AfN7/Ok6k8XGzOShvHwTGQ==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=FelO9ux0wxsA:10 a=VkNPw1HP01LnGYTKEx00:22 a=RnoormkPH1_aCDwRdu11:22 a=U7nrCbtTmkRpXpFmAIza:22 a=XItdjK9yAn4fJZ3DEfgA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details-Enc: AW1haW4tMjYwNjI2MDEyNiBTYWx0ZWRfX9sxdDc+Et21Q NeNrznx1bFgrRzeehRFhuvKruwPT9NgDtvh7TcuPv4P/IM6RGnqAeun2x+K84lnwIr7zv3nl/uO TuBOIuDl7bN9MYZO1A8BJ8Qz/AIz86Es71UueMP2wpxBNXKTWmOcswMX3M2GnVJ3xwj0zbCYp/k Qd/i4yIx4k0KsRN0QrdDLI49I+SXLEZduKMPczyjOFR3qph6UPYY1K99VWiE+ZmDOykAyI0KUMO dVgaLcolq9iaa+YhZiCXiWK7ew05cPaR6QYW+A6fxgF6231mxD95skTIxDTkXHmYxLIFHNvlr6A 3Nvs9pil7y1O1/dcTIbB7Jb48gTtyuAH9Wy9xzhmTrcYuKRS43+YFZDRE3DOmUx6W/Y89WTrNLO EaQtA4NjUY40pt8ZwRp/0f4kny5CFBe13oclo9pls7Kh1YGq8swumHSZ58E8BZ90DcIpXe5RvGX rHt3nnsInkyDguXkN1w== X-Proofpoint-GUID: BFcLJFWfqu_havzfDW9BQ4CRac9ixr9l X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.293,Aquarius:18.0.1143,Hydra:6.1.125,FMLib:17.12.100.49 definitions=2026-06-26_03,2026-06-26_01,2025-10-01_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 phishscore=0 lowpriorityscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 priorityscore=1501 clxscore=1011 impostorscore=0 malwarescore=0 adultscore=0 suspectscore=0 classifier=typeunknown authscore=0 authtc= authcc= route=outbound adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.22.0-2606150000 definitions=main-2606260126 On 6/26/26 12:10 PM, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 06:45:20PM +0530, Nilay Shroff wrote: >> +++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c >> @@ -231,8 +231,16 @@ bool nvme_mpath_clear_current_path(struct nvme_ns *ns) >> bool changed = false; >> int node; >> >> + /* >> + * This helper is used by namespace failover/teardown and I/O policy >> + * update paths. We only compare the head->current_path[] pointer value >> + * and do not dereference the referenced namespace, so suppress the >> + * context analysis warning for this lockless inspection of the >> + * __rcu_guarded pointer. >> + */ >> for_each_node(node) { >> - if (ns == rcu_access_pointer(head->current_path[node])) { >> + if (context_unsafe(ns == >> + rcu_access_pointer(head->current_path[node]))) { > > I think we need a helper for this, as for a simple pointer value > comparison without a dereference we don't really need either > rcu_access_pointer nor locking. > > Maybe somthing like a > > rcu_compare_pointer(rcu_pointer, nonrcu_pointer) > > ? Probably a good idea to have such helper. And if it's implemented then it should be wrapped under contetx_unsafe() as is done for other rcu helpers. But lets wait for Paul/Marco to comment on it. Thanks, --Nilay