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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] scsi: RDMA/srpt: remove unnecessary assertion in srpt_queue_response
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On 12/17/19 11:44 AM, Aditya Pakki wrote:
> Currently, BUG_ON in srpt_queue_response, is used as an assertion for
> empty rdma channel. However, if the channel is NULL, the call trace
> on console is sufficient for diagnosis.
>
> Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@umn.edu>
> ---
> v1: Avoid potential NULL pointer derefernce of ch. Current fix
> suggested by Bart Van Assche
> ---
> drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c | 2 --
> 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
> index 23c782e3d49a..98552749d71c 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
> @@ -2810,8 +2810,6 @@ static void srpt_queue_response(struct se_cmd *cmd)
> int resp_len, ret, i;
> u8 srp_tm_status;
>
> - BUG_ON(!ch);
> -
> state = ioctx->state;
> switch (state) {
> case SRPT_STATE_NEW:

I think the description of this patch should also mention that this
patch removes a check of a pointer after it has already been
dereferenced. Anyway:

Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>

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