forked from Minki/linux
mainlining shenanigans
307e338097
When a remote port is disconnected and disappears, its node structure (ndlp) stays allocated and on a vport node list. While on the list it can be matched, thus requires validation checks on state to be added in numerous code paths. If the node comes back, its possible for there to be multiple node structures for the same device on the vport node list. There is no reason to keep the node structure around after it is no longer in existence, and the current implementation creates problems for itself (multiple nodes) and lots of unnecessary code for state validation. Additionally, the reference taking on the node structure didn't follow the normal model used by the kernel kref api. It included lots of odd logic to match state with reference count. The combination of this odd logic plus the way it was implicitly used in the discovery engine made its reference taking implementation suspect and extremely hard to follow. Change the driver such that the reference taking routines are now normal ref increments/decrements and callout on refcount=0. With this in place, the rework can be done such that the node structure is fully removed and deallocated when the remote port no longer exists and all references are removed. This removal logic, and the basic ref counting are intrically tied, thus in a single patch. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201115192646.12977-2-james.smart@broadcom.com Co-developed-by: Dick Kennedy <dick.kennedy@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Dick Kennedy <dick.kennedy@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: James Smart <james.smart@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com> |
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Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.