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SubjectRe: [PATCH v5 5/9] IB/isert: Replace semaphore sem with completion
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On Monday, November 21, 2016 9:36:22 AM CET Sagi Grimberg wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
> > index 6dd43f6..de80f56 100644
> > --- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
> > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
> > @@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
> > mutex_unlock(&isert_np->mutex);
> >
> > isert_info("np %p: Allow accept_np to continue\n", isert_np);
> > - up(&isert_np->sem);
> > + complete(&isert_np->comp);
> > }
> >
> > static void
> > @@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ struct rdma_cm_id *
> > isert_err("Unable to allocate struct isert_np\n");
> > return -ENOMEM;
> > }
> > - sema_init(&isert_np->sem, 0);
> > + init_completion(&isert_np->comp);
>
> This is still racy, a connect event can complete just before we
> init the completion and *will* get lost...
>
> This code started off with a waitqueue which exposes the same
> problem, see:
> 531b7bf4bd79 Target/iser: Fix iscsit_accept_np and rdma_cm racy flow
>
> So, still NAK from me...

I don't see what you mean here. The code using a waitqueue had no
counter but the completion does. I had suggested that Binoy add
a comment into the code about this, as it is a rarely used
property of completions, but it does seem entirely valid to me.

Arnd

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