Re: linux-next: manual merge of the rcu tree with the rdma tree

[Stephen Rothwell]

Hi all,

On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:58:20 -0400 Joel Fernandes <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 12:38 PM Bob Pearson <rpearsonhpe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On 3/27/23 20:16, Stephen Rothwell wrote:  
> > >
> > > Today's linux-next merge of the rcu tree got a conflict in:
> > >
> > >   drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_mr.c
> > >
> > > between commit:
> > >
> > >   5bf944f24129 ("RDMA/rxe: Add error messages")
> > >
> > > from the rdma tree and commit:
> > >
> > >   330f72b82ab0 ("RDMA/rxe: Rename kfree_rcu() to kvfree_rcu_mightsleep()")
> > >
> > > from the rcu tree.
> > >
> > > I fixed it up (the code modified by the latter was moved by the former,
> > > so I used this files from the former and applied the following merge fix
> > > patch) and can carry the fix as necessary. This is now fixed as far as
> > > linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial conflicts should be mentioned
> > > to your upstream maintainer when your tree is submitted for merging.
> > > You may also want to consider cooperating with the maintainer of the
> > > conflicting tree to minimise any particularly complex conflicts.
> > >
> > > From: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:12:24 +1100
> > > Subject: [PATCH] fixup for "RDMA/rxe: Add error messages"
> > >
> > > interacting with "RDMA/rxe: Rename kfree_rcu() to kvfree_rcu_mightsleep()"
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c | 2 +-
> > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
> > > index 84b53c070fc5..bbdfbff5c752 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
> > > @@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ static int rxe_dereg_mr(struct ib_mr *ibmr, struct ib_udata *udata)
> > >       if (cleanup_err)
> > >               rxe_err_mr(mr, "cleanup failed, err = %d", cleanup_err);
> > >
> > > -     kfree_rcu(mr);
> > > +     kfree(mr);
> > >       return 0;
> > >
> > >  err_out:  
> >
> > Thanks, I thought we had already done this. If not then we should. This is the correct fix
> > for that rcu mightsleep business.
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Bob Pearson <rpearsonhpe@xxxxxxxxx>
> >  
> 
> Bob, could you please squash Jon's diff into your original patch
> ("RDMA/rxe: Add error messages".) before you send your pull request
> for 6.4? Then I can just drop my patch.
> 
> That will be best. WDYT?
> 
> thanks,

I am still applying this fix up patch to the merge of the rcu tree ...

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Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell

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