[Linaro-mm-sig] [PATCH RFC] dma-buf/fs Add get_[file|dma_buf]_unless_doomed

[Daniel Vetter]

On Thu, Nov 07, 2013 at 11:18:54PM -0800, Thomas Hellstrom wrote:
> In this context, a "doomed" object is an object whose refcount has reached
> zero, but that has not yet been freed.
> 
> To avoid mutual refcounting vmwgfx need to have a non-refcounted pointer to
> a dma-buf in a lookup structure. The pointer is removed in the dma-buf
> destructor. To allow lookup-structure private locks we need
> get_dma_buf_unless_doomed(). This common refcounting scenario is described
> with examples in detail in the kref documentaion.
> The solution with local locks is under kref_get_unless_zero().
> See also kobject_get_unless_zero() and its commit message.
> Since dma-bufs are using the attached file for refcounting,
> get_dma_buf_unless_doomed maps directly to a get_file_unless_doomed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom at vmware.com>

I'm a bit confused ... why do we need this helper in common code? You can
only synchronize the final release with your own locks for your own
dma-bufs exported from vmwgfx. So I'm not sure at all whether we want this
in common code.

Also the gem/prime stuff gets by without this (and I have a pretty evil
set of tests for it). The only current bug is that multiple imports of
foreign objects (e.g. using a 2nd gpu to render, then import+share to the
compositor) can still lead to some fun. But that's simply something I
haven't gotten around to yet ...
-Daniel

> ---
>  include/linux/dma-buf.h |   16 ++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/fs.h      |   15 +++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 31 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/dma-buf.h b/include/linux/dma-buf.h
> index dfac5ed..6e58144 100644
> --- a/include/linux/dma-buf.h
> +++ b/include/linux/dma-buf.h
> @@ -162,6 +162,22 @@ static inline void get_dma_buf(struct dma_buf *dmabuf)
>  	get_file(dmabuf->file);
>  }
>  
> +/**
> + * get_dma_buf_unless_doomed - convenience wrapper for get_file_unless_doomed
> + *
> + * @dmabuf:	[in]	pointer to dma_buf
> + *
> + * Obtain a dma-buf reference from a lookup structure that doesn't refcount
> + * the dma-buf, but synchronizes with its release method to make sure it has
> + * not been freed yet. See for example kref_get_unless_zero documentation.
> + * Returns true if refcounting succeeds, false otherwise.
> + */
> +static inline bool __must_check
> +get_dma_buf_unless_doomed(struct dma_buf *dmabuf)
> +{
> +	return get_file_unless_doomed(dmabuf->file);
> +}
> +
>  struct dma_buf_attachment *dma_buf_attach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
>  							struct device *dev);
>  void dma_buf_detach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
> diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
> index 3f40547..a96c333 100644
> --- a/include/linux/fs.h
> +++ b/include/linux/fs.h
> @@ -824,6 +824,21 @@ static inline struct file *get_file(struct file *f)
>  	atomic_long_inc(&f->f_count);
>  	return f;
>  }
> +
> +/**
> + * get_file_unless_doomed - convenience wrapper for get_file_unless_doomed
> + * @file:	[in]	pointer to file
> + *
> + * Obtain a file reference from a lookup structure that doesn't refcount
> + * the file, but synchronizes with its release method to make sure it has
> + * not been freed yet. See for example kref_get_unless_zero documentation.
> + * Returns true if refcounting succeeds, false otherwise.
> + */
> +static inline bool __must_check get_file_unless_doomed(struct file *f)
> +{
> +	return atomic_long_inc_not_zero(&f->f_count) != 0L;
> +}
> +
>  #define fput_atomic(x)	atomic_long_add_unless(&(x)->f_count, -1, 1)
>  #define file_count(x)	atomic_long_read(&(x)->f_count)
>  
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
> 
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