Re: [PATCH V5] Save command pool address of Scsi_Host

[Boaz Harrosh <openosd@gmail.com>]

On 08/04/2014 02:30 PM, jgross@suse.com wrote:
> From: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
> 
> If a scsi host driver specifies .cmd_len in it's scsi_host_template, a driver's
> private command pool is needed. scsi_find_host_cmd_pool() will locate it, but
> scsi_alloc_host_cmd_pool() isn't saving the pool address in the host template.
> 
> This will result in an access error when the host is removed.
> 
> Avoid the problem by saving the address of a new allocated command pool where
> it is expected.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/scsi.c | 12 ++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
> index 88d46fe..b0cef5b 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
> @@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ scsi_alloc_host_cmd_pool(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
>  		pool->slab_flags |= SLAB_CACHE_DMA;
>  		pool->gfp_mask = __GFP_DMA;
>  	}
> +
> +	if (hostt->cmd_size)
> +		hostt->cmd_pool = pool;
> +
>  	return pool;
>  }
>  
> @@ -424,8 +428,10 @@ out:
>  out_free_slab:
>  	kmem_cache_destroy(pool->cmd_slab);
>  out_free_pool:
> -	if (hostt->cmd_size)
> +	if (hostt->cmd_size) {
>  		scsi_free_host_cmd_pool(pool);

I disagree I liked the V4 version better. It is much nicer on the review
that we NULL the same one we pass in with no need for context that's outside
of this scope

Just my $0.017
Boaz

> +		hostt->cmd_pool = NULL;
> +	}
>  	goto out;
>  }
>  
> @@ -447,8 +453,10 @@ static void scsi_put_host_cmd_pool(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
>  	if (!--pool->users) {
>  		kmem_cache_destroy(pool->cmd_slab);
>  		kmem_cache_destroy(pool->sense_slab);
> -		if (hostt->cmd_size)
> +		if (hostt->cmd_size) {
>  			scsi_free_host_cmd_pool(pool);
> +			hostt->cmd_pool = NULL;
> +		}
>  	}
>  	mutex_unlock(&host_cmd_pool_mutex);
>  }
>