Re: [PATCH] tcm_fc: rcu_deref outside rcu lock/unlock section

["Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@linux-iscsi.org>]

On Sat, 2012-08-18 at 16:10 +0400, Denis Efremov wrote:
> Use rcu_dereference_protected in order to prevent lockdep
> complaint. Sequel of the patch 863555be
> 
> Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Denis Efremov <yefremov.denis@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_sess.c |    4 +++-
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_sess.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_sess.c
> index 87901fa..3c9e5b5 100644
> --- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_sess.c
> +++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_sess.c
> @@ -456,7 +456,9 @@ static void ft_prlo(struct fc_rport_priv *rdata)
>  	struct ft_tport *tport;
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&ft_lport_lock);
> -	tport = rcu_dereference(rdata->local_port->prov[FC_TYPE_FCP]);
> +	tport = rcu_dereference_protected(rdata->local_port->prov[FC_TYPE_FCP],
> +					  lockdep_is_held(&ft_lport_lock));
> +
>  	if (!tport) {
>  		mutex_unlock(&ft_lport_lock);
>  		return;

This looks OK to silence lockdep.  CC'ing MDR + Kiran for good measure
here, and will move from target-pending queue -> master with their ACK.

Thanks Dennis!

--nab