cifs: don't call mid_q_entry->callback under the Global_MidLock (try #5)

Minor revision to the last version of this patch -- the only difference
is the fix to the cFYI statement in cifs_reconnect.

Holding the spinlock while we call this function means that it can't
sleep, which really limits what it can do. Taking it out from under
the spinlock also means less contention for this global lock.

Change the semantics such that the Global_MidLock is not held when
the callback is called. To do this requires that we take extra care
not to have sync_mid_result remove the mid from the list when the
mid is in a state where that has already happened. This prevents
list corruption when the mid is sitting on a private list for
reconnect or when cifsd is coming down.

Reviewed-by: Shirish Pargaonkar <shirishpargaonkar@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Pavel Shilovsky <piastry@etersoft.ru>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Steve French <sfrench@us.ibm.com>

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 76b4517e74b0..fd877c110e4c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -543,9 +543,8 @@ struct mid_q_entry;
  * This is the prototype for the mid callback function. When creating one,
  * take special care to avoid deadlocks. Things to bear in mind:
  *
- * - it will be called by cifsd
- * - the GlobalMid_Lock will be held
- * - the mid will be removed from the pending_mid_q list
+ * - it will be called by cifsd, with no locks held
+ * - the mid will be removed from any lists
  */
 typedef void (mid_callback_t)(struct mid_q_entry *mid);
 
@@ -656,6 +655,7 @@ static inline void free_dfs_info_array(struct dfs_info3_param *param,
 #define   MID_RESPONSE_RECEIVED 4
 #define   MID_RETRY_NEEDED      8 /* session closed while this request out */
 #define   MID_RESPONSE_MALFORMED 0x10
+#define   MID_SHUTDOWN           0x20
 
 /* Types of response buffer returned from SendReceive2 */
 #define   CIFS_NO_BUFFER        0    /* Response buffer not returned */