Re: [PATCH 1/3] PCI: ensure the PCI device is locked over ->reset_notify calls

[Bjorn Helgaas]

On Wed, Jun 07, 2017 at 08:29:36PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 06, 2017 at 04:14:43PM -0500, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> > So I guess the method here is
> > dev->driver->err_handler->reset_notify(), and the PCI core should be
> > holding device_lock() while calling it?  That makes sense to me;
> > thanks a lot for articulating that!
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > 1) The current patch protects the err_handler->reset_notify() uses by
> > adding or expanding device_lock regions in the paths that lead to
> > pci_reset_notify().  Could we simplify it by doing the locking
> > directly in pci_reset_notify()?  Then it would be easy to verify the
> > locking, and we would be less likely to add new callers without the
> > proper locking.
> 
> We could do that, except that I'd rather hold the lock over a longer
> period if we have many calls following each other.  

My main concern is being able to verify the locking.  I think that is
much easier if the locking is adjacent to the method invocation.  But
if you just add a comment at the method invocation about where the
locking is, that should be sufficient.

> I also have
> a patch to actually kill pci_reset_notify() later in the series as
> well, as the calling convention for it and ->reset_notify() are
> awkward - depending on prepare parameter they do two entirely
> different things.  That being said I could also add new
> pci_reset_prepare() and pci_reset_done() helpers.

I like your pci_reset_notify() changes; they make that much clearer.
I don't think new helpers are necessary.

> > 2) Stating the rule explicitly helps look for other problems, and I
> > think we have a similar problem in all the pcie_portdrv_err_handler
> > methods.
> 
> Yes, I mentioned this earlier, and I also vaguely remember we got
> bug reports from IBM on power for this a while ago.  I just don't
> feel confident enough to touch all these without a good test plan.

Hmmm.  I see your point, but I hate leaving a known bug unfixed.  I
wonder if some enterprising soul could tickle this bug by injecting
errors while removing and rescanning devices below the bridge?

Bjorn