Re: [PATCH v7 0/8] idxd 'struct device' lifetime handling fixes

[Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 05:15:30PM +0530, Vinod Koul wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> 
> On 22-03-21, 16:31, Dave Jiang wrote:
> > v7:
> > - Fix up the 'struct device' setup in char device code (Jason)
> > - Split out the char dev fixes (Jason)
> > - Split out the DMA dev fixes (Dan)
> > - Split out the each of the conf_dev fixes
> > - Split out removal of the pcim_* calls
> > - Split out removal of the devm_* calls
> > - Split out the fixes for interrupt config calls
> > - Reviewed by Dan.
> > 
> > v6:
> > - Fix char dev initialization issues (Jason)
> > - Fix other 'struct device' initialization issues.
> > 
> > v5:
> > - Rebased against 5.12-rc dmaengine/fixes
> > v4:
> > - fix up the life time of cdev creation/destruction (Jason)
> > - Tested with KASAN and other memory allocation leak detections. (Jason)
> > 
> > v3:
> > - Remove devm_* for irq request and cleanup related bits (Jason)
> > v2:
> > - Remove all devm_* alloc for idxd_device (Jason)
> > - Add kref dep for dma_dev (Jason)
> > 
> > Vinod,
> > The series fixes the various 'struct device' lifetime handling in the
> > idxd driver. The devm managed lifetime is incompatible with 'struct device'
> > objects that resides in the idxd context. Tested with
> > CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT_RELEASE and address all issues from that.
> 
> Sorry for not looking into this earlier.. But I would like to check on
> the direction idxd is taking. Somehow I get the feel the dmaengine is
> not the right place for this. Considering that now we have auxdev merged
> in, should the idxd be spilt into smaller function and no dmaengine
> parts moved away from dmaengine... I think we do lack a subsystem for
> all things accelerator in kernel atm...

auxdev shouldn't be over-used IMHO.

If the main purpose of the driver is dma engine then it is OK if the
"core" part lives there too.

Jason