From: Qiliang Yuan <qiliang.yuan@linux.dev>
To: "Martin K. Petersen" <mkp@kernel.org>
Cc: Mike Christie <michael.christie@oracle.com>,
linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, target-devel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Qiliang Yuan <qiliang.yuan@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] scsi: target: alua: Drop the grace period wait from LUN detach
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 08:29:34 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261110-bug-target-alua-lun-gp-v1-2-127a46efdae9@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261110-bug-target-alua-lun-gp-v1-0-127a46efdae9@linux.dev>
core_tpg_remove_lun() detaches a LUN from its ALUA target port group
once transport_clear_lun_ref() has drained its I/O, and
target_detach_tg_pt_gp() then waits for an RCU grace period.
Nothing that wait could protect is freed here: the group lives on until
core_alua_free_tg_pt_gp(), which waits for a grace period of its own
before freeing it, and the se_lun is freed with call_rcu(). Every LUN
removed through configfs still pays a grace period for it.
Remove the synchronize_rcu() call.
Removing 256 LUNs from an iSCSI TPG through configfs, five rounds
alternating with and without this patch, takes (median, min-max in
parentheses):
LUNs before (ms) after (ms) change
256 5222 (5165-5244) 3551 (3436-3810) -32%
Signed-off-by: Qiliang Yuan <qiliang.yuan@linux.dev>
---
drivers/target/target_core_alua.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c b/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
index 35d36cd36db6c..4e22f988bb83f 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
@@ -1858,7 +1858,6 @@ void target_detach_tg_pt_gp(struct se_lun *lun)
rcu_assign_pointer(lun->lun_tg_pt_gp, NULL);
}
spin_unlock(&lun->lun_tg_pt_gp_lock);
- synchronize_rcu();
}
static void target_swap_tg_pt_gp(struct se_lun *lun,
--
2.43.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-10 13:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-10 13:29 [PATCH 0/2] scsi: target: alua: Skip grace periods on LUN add and remove Qiliang Yuan
2026-11-10 13:29 ` [PATCH 1/2] scsi: target: alua: Don't wait for a grace period when attaching a LUN Qiliang Yuan
2026-11-10 13:29 ` Qiliang Yuan [this message]
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