From: Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@linux.ibm.com>
To: james.bottomley@hansenpartnership.com, martin.petersen@oracle.com
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, brking@linux.ibm.com,
davemarq@linux.ibm.com, Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@linux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 04/20] scsi: ibmvfc: defer NVMe local port registration out of atomic context
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:09:05 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260916230921.2204729-5-tyreld@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260916230921.2204729-1-tyreld@linux.ibm.com>
ibmvfc_fabric_login_nvme_done() is invoked under vhost->host->host_lock
via the ibmvfc_locked_done() wrapper, which acquires the spinlock with
IRQs disabled before calling the MAD completion handler.
On the IBMVFC_MAD_SUCCESS path the handler called ibmvfc_nvme_register()
directly. That function calls nvme_fc_register_localport(), which
performs GFP_KERNEL memory allocations and may sleep — both illegal
inside a spinlock-held (atomic) context — resulting in a 'scheduling
while atomic' kernel panic during NVMe/FC fabric login.
Fix this by replacing the direct call with a new do_nvme_register flag
that mirrors the existing do_nvme_login pattern already used in the
driver. The flag is consumed in ibmvfc_do_work() under the
IBMVFC_HOST_ACTION_QUERY case, which runs in the kernel thread context
(ibmvfc_work) where sleeping allocations are safe. The lock is dropped
before calling ibmvfc_nvme_register() and re-acquired on return so the
rest of the QUERY case proceeds normally.
Fixes: 4eb644adc42f ("ibmvfc: register local nvme fc port after fabric login")
Signed-off-by: Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@linux.ibm.com>
---
drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c | 8 +++++++-
drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
index 26a73db66254..420ddb958466 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
@@ -5245,7 +5245,7 @@ static void ibmvfc_fabric_login_nvme_done(struct ibmvfc_event *evt)
switch (mad_status) {
case IBMVFC_MAD_SUCCESS:
fc_host_port_id(vhost->host) = be64_to_cpu(rsp->nport_id);
- ibmvfc_nvme_register(vhost);
+ vhost->do_nvme_register = 1;
ibmvfc_dbg(vhost, "NVMe fabric login succeeded\n");
break;
case IBMVFC_MAD_FAILED:
@@ -6072,6 +6072,12 @@ static void ibmvfc_do_work(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
vhost->job_step(vhost);
break;
case IBMVFC_HOST_ACTION_QUERY:
+ if (vhost->do_nvme_register) {
+ vhost->do_nvme_register = 0;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+ ibmvfc_nvme_register(vhost);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+ }
list_for_each_entry(tgt, &vhost->scsi_scrqs.targets, queue)
ibmvfc_init_tgt(tgt, ibmvfc_tgt_query_target);
list_for_each_entry(tgt, &vhost->nvme_scrqs.targets, queue)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h
index ca80ceffe53a..df0775183d72 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ struct ibmvfc_host {
unsigned int nvme_enabled:1;
unsigned int do_scsi_login:1;
unsigned int do_nvme_login:1;
+ unsigned int do_nvme_register:1;
unsigned int aborting_passthru:1;
unsigned int scan_complete:1;
int scan_timeout;
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-16 23:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-16 23:09 [PATCH 00/20] scsi: ibmvfc: Fixes and cleanup for NVMe/FC support Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 01/20] scsi: ibmvfc: initialize evt->tgt for NVMe FCP commands Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 02/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix trace logging " Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 03/20] scsi: ibmvfc: complete NVMe FCP requests on H_CLOSED send failure Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` Tyrel Datwyler [this message]
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 05/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix uninitialized _done dereference for TMF events on " Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 06/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix uninitialized shwqs in ibmvfc_purge_requests() Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 07/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix uninitialized status logged on LS abort send failure Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 08/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix inverted suppress-ABTS capability check in NVMe TMF path Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 09/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix infinite reset loop on NULL evt in implicit logout path Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 10/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix u16 overflow of max_cmds in ibmvfc_set_login_info() Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 11/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix UAF and hang in ibmvfc_cancel_all_mq() on send failure Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 12/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix data race on tgt->nvme_remote_port Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 13/20] scsi: ibmvfc: make NVMe FCP abort callback asynchronous Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 14/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix UAF and stall in NVMe LS abort callback Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 15/20] scsi: ibmvfc: unregister NVMe local port on adapter removal Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 16/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix NVMe local port leak on fabric link bounce Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 17/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix TOCTOU race in ibmvfc_nvme_create_queue() on adapter removal Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 18/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix NVMe sub-queue registration failure disabling SCSI multiqueue Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 19/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix concurrent SCSI and NVMe discover-targets race dropping targets Tyrel Datwyler
2026-09-16 23:09 ` [PATCH 20/20] scsi: ibmvfc: fix nr_nvme_hw_queues module parameter ignored for NVMe queue sizing Tyrel Datwyler
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