| Message ID | 170311309712.2826.11254260046040224092.stgit@bgt-140510-bm01.eng.stellus.in |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | pci/iov: avoid device_lock() when reading sriov_numvfs | expand |
On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 10:58:17PM +0000, Jim Harris wrote: > The proper way to detect a change to the num_VFs value is to listen for a > sysfs event, not to add a device_lock() on the attribute _show() in the > kernel. > > This reverts commit 35ff867b76576e32f34c698ccd11343f7d616204. > Revert had a small conflict, the sprintf() is now changed to sysfs_emit(). > > Suggested-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@nvidia.com> > Signed-off-by: Jim Harris <jim.harris@samsung.com> > --- > drivers/pci/iov.c | 8 +------- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-) > Thanks, Reviewed-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@nvidia.com>
diff --git a/drivers/pci/iov.c b/drivers/pci/iov.c index 25dbe85c4217..d4646bdcd887 100644 --- a/drivers/pci/iov.c +++ b/drivers/pci/iov.c @@ -395,14 +395,8 @@ static ssize_t sriov_numvfs_show(struct device *dev, char *buf) { struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev); - u16 num_vfs; - - /* Serialize vs sriov_numvfs_store() so readers see valid num_VFs */ - device_lock(&pdev->dev); - num_vfs = pdev->sriov->num_VFs; - device_unlock(&pdev->dev); - return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", num_vfs); + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", pdev->sriov->num_VFs); } /*
The proper way to detect a change to the num_VFs value is to listen for a sysfs event, not to add a device_lock() on the attribute _show() in the kernel. This reverts commit 35ff867b76576e32f34c698ccd11343f7d616204. Revert had a small conflict, the sprintf() is now changed to sysfs_emit(). Suggested-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Jim Harris <jim.harris@samsung.com> --- drivers/pci/iov.c | 8 +------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)