Re: [PATCH] Bluetooth: Fix registering HCI devices with duplicate name

Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-12T10:15:14Z

Hi Andrei,

> > > > @@ -1751,13 +1751,14 @@ int hci_register_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
> > > > /* Do not allow HCI_AMP devices to register at index 0,
> > > > * so the index can be used as the AMP controller ID.
> > > > */
> > > > - id = (hdev->dev_type == HCI_BREDR) ? 0 : 1;
> > > > + min_id = (hdev->dev_type == HCI_BREDR) ? 0 : 1;
> > > >
> > > > write_lock(&hci_dev_list_lock);
> > > >
> > > > /* Find first available device id */
> > > > list_for_each(p, &hci_dev_list) {
> > > > - if (list_entry(p, struct hci_dev, list)->id != id)
> > > > + if (min_id >= id &&
> > > > + list_entry(p, struct hci_dev, list)->id != id)
> > > > break;
> > >
> > > I have tested a bit and sometimes this does not work, apparently you need
> > > to change
> > >
> > > <------8<------------------------------------
> > > |
> > > |@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ int hci_register_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
> > > |
> > > | sprintf(hdev->name, "hci%d", id);
> > > | hdev->id = id;
> > > | - list_add_tail(&hdev->list, head);
> > > | + list_add(&hdev->list, head);
> > > |
> > > | mutex_init(&hdev->lock);
> > > |
> > > <------8<------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Otherwise it does not allow to create second AMP:
> > >
> > > [ 97.055459] Create virtual AMP device
> > > [ 97.083333] Bluetooth: min_id 1 id 1
> > > [ 180.063159] Create virtual AMP device
> > > [ 180.140567] Bluetooth: min_id 1 id 0
> > > [ 180.182268] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> > > [ 180.200463] WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:508 sysfs_add_one+0x9b/0xd0()
> > > [ 180.253814] sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename
> > > '/class/bluetooth/hci0'
> >
> > that makes sense. Since if the list is not ordered, we are obviously
> > failing here to pick the right id. So it is important that we keep our
> > list ordered.
> >
> > > But even with this I still get sometimes errors below after
> > > adding/removing virtual AMPs.
> > >
> > > [ 219.358959] Bluetooth: min_id 1 id 4
> > > [ 219.367534] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> > > [ 219.373130] WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:508 sysfs_add_one+0x9b/0xd0()
> > > [ 219.386933] sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename
> > > '/devices/virtual/bluetooth/hci4'
> >
> > Can you print out the order of the list when this happens. Something is
> > fishy here. And I bet it is broken for a while now. Just that nobody has
> > really noticed yet.
>
> I had hci0...hci4 then removed hci3 and created again and it chooses hci4.
> This is because logic is not smart and just checks hdev->id != id
>
> [ 162.994073] Create virtual AMP device
> [ 163.018114] Bluetooth: min_id 1 id 3
> [ 166.452585] Create virtual AMP device
> [ 166.508589] Bluetooth: min_id 1 id 4
> [ 197.062710] Clean up virtual AMP device => hci3
> [ 202.391750] Create virtual AMP device
> [ 202.425382] Bluetooth: min_id 1 id 4
> [ 202.428386] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [ 202.431338] WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:508 sysfs_add_one+0x9b/0xd0()
> [ 202.541644] sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename
> '/devices/virtual/bluetooth/hci4'

then lets fix the logic we have right now. It can not be that hard to
have this behave correctly. Find the proper next free id and find the
right location in the list to add it to.

> > > BTW: Have you checked my patch version 3.
> >
> > If we have to run through that list twice, then we are doing something
> > wrong. Also having to run through the whole list seems pointless. We
> > just need to make sure that the list stays ordered.
>
> We are not running through the whole list, just until found free id.

You are running the whole list for the bitmask creation and then a
second time for finding the right location in the list. Fair enough that
the second time you only run until you found a free spot, but
nevertheless, you run it again.

Regards

Marcel