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zfcp_qdio_send() and zfcp_qdio_int_req() run concurrently, adding and completing SBALs on the Request Queue. There's a theoretical race where zfcp_qdio_int_req() completes a number of SBALs & increments the queue's free-level _before_ zfcp_qdio_send() was able to decrement it. This can cause ->req_q_free to momentarily hold a value larger than QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q. Luckily zfcp_qdio_send() is always called under ->req_q_lock, and all readers of the free-level also take this lock. So we can trust that zfcp_qdio_send() will clean up such a temporary overflow before anyone can actually observe it. But it's still confusing and annoying to worry about. So adjust the code to avoid this race. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/7f61f59a1f8db270312e64644f9173b8f1ac895f.1593780621.git.bblock@linux.ibm.com Reviewed-by: Steffen Maier <maier@linux.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Julian Wiedmann <jwi@linux.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Block <bblock@linux.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.