Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] pci/iov: fix kobject_uevent() ordering in sriov_enable()

[Leon Romanovsky]

On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 08:17:58AM -0700, Keith Busch wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 09, 2024 at 07:22:17PM -0800, Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan wrote:
> > On 2/9/24 3:52 PM, Jim Harris wrote:
> > > @@ -677,8 +677,8 @@ static int sriov_enable(struct pci_dev *dev, int nr_virtfn)
> > >  	if (rc)
> > >  		goto err_pcibios;
> > >  
> > > -	kobject_uevent(&dev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
> > >  	iov->num_VFs = nr_virtfn;
> > > +	kobject_uevent(&dev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
> 
> Since it's accessed unlocked now, I *think* this wants appropriate
> barriers to ensure the order is observed the same on all CPUs. Something
> like 'smp_store_release(&iov->num_VFs, nr_virtfn)' for writing it, and
> use 'smp_load_acquire()' on the read-side.

It is unlocked only for sysfs read. IMHO it is overkill to use stores
for this case.

Thanks

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