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Re: [PATCH for-4.17 3/6] vpci: don't assume that vpci per-device data exists unconditionally


  • To: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:06:55 +0200
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On 24.10.2022 18:01, Roger Pau Monné wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 01:04:01PM +0200, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> Furthermore msix_find() iterates over d->arch.hvm.msix_tables, which
>> looks to only ever be added to. Doesn't this list need pruning by
>> vpci_remove_device()? I've noticed this only because of looking at
>> derefs of ->vpci in msix.c - I don't think I can easily see that all
>> of those derefs are once again immune to a pdev losing its ->vpci.
> 
> I think you are correct, we are missing a
> list_del(&pdev->vpci->msix->next) in vpci_remove_device().  We will
> however have locking issues with this, as msix_find() doesn't take any
> locks, neither do it's callers.  I guess this will be fixed as part of
> the lager add vPCI locking series.  Will add another patch to the
> series with the MSIX table removal.

But the locking issue the isn't new then: List insertion can also disturb
msix_find(), can't it?

Jan



 


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