Cmnt: [PATCH v1 0/1] [SRU][J:linux-bluefield][PATCH v1 0/1] UBUNTU: SAUCE: mlxbf-tmfifo: fix potential race

[Andrei Gherzan]

On 23/04/12 03:35PM, Liming Sun wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-bluefield/+bug/2016039

We should use the standard bug links. This would be:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2016039

> 
> SRU Justification:
> 
> [Impact]
> This change is needed to avoid potential race of accessing the 'vq' pointer
> 
> [Fix]
> The fix adds memory barrier for the is_ready flag and the 'vq' pointer access in mlxbf_tmfifo_virtio_find_vqs(), so updated in vq will be visible before accessing this pointer.
> 
> [Test Case]
> Same functionality and testing as on BlueField-1/2/3. No functionality change.
> 
> [Regression Potential]
> Same behavior from user perspective
> 
> Liming Sun (1):
>   mlxbf-tmfifo: fix potential race
> 
>  drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxbf-tmfifo.c | 11 +++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.30.1
>

-- 
Andrei Gherzan
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