[PATCH 2/2] nvme-rdma: move admin queue cleanup to nvme_rdma_free_ctrl

Steve Wise swise at opengridcomputing.com
Thu Jul 14 08:02:53 PDT 2016


> > This patch introduces asymmetry between create and destroy
> > of the admin queue. Does this alternative patch solve
> > the problem?
> >
> > The patch changes the order of device removal flow from:
> > 1. delete controller
> > 2. destroy queue
> >
> > to:
> > 1. destroy queue
> > 2. delete controller
> >
> > Or more specifically:
> > 1. own the controller deletion (make sure we are not
> > competing with anyone)
> > 2. get rid of inflight reconnects (which also destroy and
> > create queues)
> > 3. destroy the queue
> > 4. safely queue controller deletion
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> 
> Your patch causes a deadlock during device removal.
> 
> The controller delete work thread is stuck in c4iw_destroy_qp waiting on
> all references to go away.  Either nvmf/rdma or the rdma-cm or both.
> 
> (gdb) list *c4iw_destroy_qp+0x155
> 0x15af5 is in c4iw_destroy_qp (drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c:1596).
> 1591                    c4iw_modify_qp(rhp, qhp, C4IW_QP_ATTR_NEXT_STATE,
> &attrs, 0);
> 1592            wait_event(qhp->wait, !qhp->ep);
> 1593
> 1594            remove_handle(rhp, &rhp->qpidr, qhp->wq.sq.qid);
> 1595            atomic_dec(&qhp->refcnt);
> 1596            wait_event(qhp->wait, !atomic_read(&qhp->refcnt));
> 1597
> 1598            spin_lock_irq(&rhp->lock);
> 1599            if (!list_empty(&qhp->db_fc_entry))
> 1600                    list_del_init(&qhp->db_fc_entry);
> 
> The rdma-cm work thread is stuck trying to grab the cm_id mutex:
> 
> (gdb) list *cma_disable_callback+0x2e
> 0x29e is in cma_disable_callback (drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:715).
> 710
> 711     static int cma_disable_callback(struct rdma_id_private *id_priv,
> 712                                     enum rdma_cm_state state)
> 713     {
> 714             mutex_lock(&id_priv->handler_mutex);
> 715             if (id_priv->state != state) {
> 716                     mutex_unlock(&id_priv->handler_mutex);
> 717                     return -EINVAL;
> 718             }
> 719             return 0;
> 
> And the nvmf cm event handler is stuck waiting for the controller delete
> to finish:
> 
> (gdb) list *nvme_rdma_device_unplug+0x97
> 0x1027 is in nvme_rdma_device_unplug (drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c:1358).
> warning: Source file is more recent than executable.
> 1353    queue_delete:
> 1354            /* queue controller deletion */
> 1355            queue_work(nvme_rdma_wq, &ctrl->delete_work);
> 1356            flush_work(&ctrl->delete_work);
> 1357            return ret;
> 1358    }
> 1359
> 1360    static int nvme_rdma_cm_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
> 1361                    struct rdma_cm_event *ev)
> 1362    {
> 
> Seems like the rdma-cm work thread is trying to grab the cm_id lock for
> the cm_id that is handling the DEVICE_REMOVAL event.
> 

And, the nvmf/rdma delete controller work thread is trying to delete the cm_id
that received the DEVICE_REMOVAL event, which is the crux o' the biscuit,
methinks...






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