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IB/hfi1,IB/qib: Fix qp_stats sleep with rcu read lock held

Message ID 1470755786-14054-1-git-send-email-ira.weiny@intel.com (mailing list archive)
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Ira Weiny Aug. 9, 2016, 3:16 p.m. UTC
From: Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@intel.com>

The qp init function does a kzalloc() while holding the RCU
lock that encounters the following warning with a debug kernel
when a cat of the qp_stats is done:

[  231.723948] rcu_scheduler_active = 1, debug_locks = 0
[  231.731939] 3 locks held by cat/11355:
[  231.736492]  #0:  (debugfs_srcu){......}, at: [<ffffffff813001a5>] debugfs_use_file_start+0x5/0x90
[  231.746955]  #1:  (&p->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81289a6c>] seq_read+0x4c/0x3c0
[  231.755873]  #2:  (rcu_read_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa0a0c535>] _qp_stats_seq_start+0x5/0xd0 [hfi1]
[  231.766862]

The init functions do an implicit next which requires the rcu read lock
before the kzalloc().

Fix for both drivers is to change the scope of the init function to only
do the allocation and the initialization of the just allocated iter.

The implict next is moved back into the respective start functions to fix
the issue.


Signed-off-by: Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
CC: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 4.6.x-
---
 drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c    | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c         |  4 ----
 drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c | 16 ++++++++++++----
 drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c      |  4 ----
 4 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

Comments

Leon Romanovsky Aug. 9, 2016, 6:11 p.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 11:16:26AM -0400, ira.weiny@intel.com wrote:
> From: Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@intel.com>
> 
> The qp init function does a kzalloc() while holding the RCU
> lock that encounters the following warning with a debug kernel
> when a cat of the qp_stats is done:
> 
> [  231.723948] rcu_scheduler_active = 1, debug_locks = 0
> [  231.731939] 3 locks held by cat/11355:
> [  231.736492]  #0:  (debugfs_srcu){......}, at: [<ffffffff813001a5>] debugfs_use_file_start+0x5/0x90
> [  231.746955]  #1:  (&p->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81289a6c>] seq_read+0x4c/0x3c0
> [  231.755873]  #2:  (rcu_read_lock){......}, at: [<ffffffffa0a0c535>] _qp_stats_seq_start+0x5/0xd0 [hfi1]
> [  231.766862]
> 
> The init functions do an implicit next which requires the rcu read lock
> before the kzalloc().
> 
> Fix for both drivers is to change the scope of the init function to only
> do the allocation and the initialization of the just allocated iter.
> 
> The implict next is moved back into the respective start functions to fix
> the issue.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
> CC: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 4.6.x-
> ---
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c    | 17 ++++++++++++-----
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c         |  4 ----
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c | 16 ++++++++++++----
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c      |  4 ----
>  4 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> index dbab9d9cc288..c35bef8dd5aa 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> @@ -223,28 +223,35 @@ DEBUGFS_SEQ_FILE_OPEN(ctx_stats)
>  DEBUGFS_FILE_OPS(ctx_stats);
>  
>  static void *_qp_stats_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
> -__acquires(RCU)
> +	__acquires(RCU)
>  {
>  	struct qp_iter *iter;
>  	loff_t n = *pos;
>  
> -	rcu_read_lock();
>  	iter = qp_iter_init(s->private);
> +
> +	/* stop calls rcu_read_unlock */
> +	rcu_read_lock();

IMHO, it should be placed after your if(!iter) check below.

> +
>  	if (!iter)
>  		return NULL;
>  
> -	while (n--) {
> +	if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> +		kfree(iter);
> +		return NULL;
> +	}
> +	while (n--)
>  		if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
>  			kfree(iter);
>  			return NULL;
>  		}

It looks like you forgot to remove the lines above.

> -	}
>  
>  	return iter;
>  }
>  
>  static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
>  				loff_t *pos)
> +	__must_hold(RCU)
>  {
>  	struct qp_iter *iter = iter_ptr;
>  
> @@ -259,7 +266,7 @@ static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
>  }
>  
>  static void _qp_stats_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr)
> -__releases(RCU)
> +	__releases(RCU)
>  {
>  	rcu_read_unlock();
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
> index a5aa3517e7d5..4e4d8317c281 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
> @@ -656,10 +656,6 @@ struct qp_iter *qp_iter_init(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev)
>  
>  	iter->dev = dev;
>  	iter->specials = dev->rdi.ibdev.phys_port_cnt * 2;
> -	if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> -		kfree(iter);
> -		return NULL;
> -	}
>  
>  	return iter;
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c
> index 5e75b43c596b..07059c08c170 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c
> @@ -189,27 +189,34 @@ static int _ctx_stats_seq_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
>  DEBUGFS_FILE(ctx_stats)
>  
>  static void *_qp_stats_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
> +	__acquires(RCU)
>  {
>  	struct qib_qp_iter *iter;
>  	loff_t n = *pos;
>  
> -	rcu_read_lock();
>  	iter = qib_qp_iter_init(s->private);
> +
> +	/* stop calls rcu_read_unlock */
> +	rcu_read_lock();
> +

The same

>  	if (!iter)
>  		return NULL;
>  
> -	while (n--) {
> +	if (qib_qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> +		kfree(iter);
> +		return NULL;
> +	}
> +	while (n--)
>  		if (qib_qp_iter_next(iter)) {
>  			kfree(iter);
>  			return NULL;
>  		}
> -	}
> -

The same

>  	return iter;
>  }
>  
>  static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
>  				   loff_t *pos)
> +	__must_hold(RCU)
>  {
>  	struct qib_qp_iter *iter = iter_ptr;
>  
> @@ -224,6 +231,7 @@ static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
>  }
>  
>  static void _qp_stats_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr)
> +	__releases(RCU)
>  {
>  	rcu_read_unlock();
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c
> index 9cc0aae1d781..f9b8cd2354d1 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c
> @@ -573,10 +573,6 @@ struct qib_qp_iter *qib_qp_iter_init(struct qib_ibdev *dev)
>  		return NULL;
>  
>  	iter->dev = dev;
> -	if (qib_qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> -		kfree(iter);
> -		return NULL;
> -	}
>  
>  	return iter;
>  }
> -- 
> 1.8.2
> 
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Ira Weiny Aug. 10, 2016, 5:51 a.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 09:11:46PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 11:16:26AM -0400, ira.weiny@intel.com wrote:
> > From: Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@intel.com>
> > 

[snip]

> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> > index dbab9d9cc288..c35bef8dd5aa 100644
> > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> > @@ -223,28 +223,35 @@ DEBUGFS_SEQ_FILE_OPEN(ctx_stats)
> >  DEBUGFS_FILE_OPS(ctx_stats);
> >  
> >  static void *_qp_stats_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
> > -__acquires(RCU)
> > +	__acquires(RCU)
> >  {
> >  	struct qp_iter *iter;
> >  	loff_t n = *pos;
> >  
> > -	rcu_read_lock();
> >  	iter = qp_iter_init(s->private);
> > +
> > +	/* stop calls rcu_read_unlock */
> > +	rcu_read_lock();
> 
> IMHO, it should be placed after your if(!iter) check below.

I know this seems weird but this makes the rcu locking "balanced".  Returning
NULL here still calls "stop" which is going to call rcu_read_unlock.  If we
move rcu_read_lock we need to maintain state to determine if we called lock or
not.  This is easier.  To me it does seem odd that the sequence operation does
not stop on its own when NULL is returned but that is the way it works.

> 
> > +
> >  	if (!iter)
> >  		return NULL;
> >  
> > -	while (n--) {
> > +	if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> > +		kfree(iter);
> > +		return NULL;
> > +	}
> > +	while (n--)
> >  		if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> >  			kfree(iter);
> >  			return NULL;
> >  		}
> 
> It looks like you forgot to remove the lines above.

Nope this replaces a call to qp_iter_next which was in qp_iter_init.

As the commit messages says we move the implict next's back into the respective
start functions.

Ira

> 
> > -	}
> >  
> >  	return iter;
> >  }
> >  
> >  static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
> >  				loff_t *pos)
> > +	__must_hold(RCU)
> >  {
> >  	struct qp_iter *iter = iter_ptr;
> >  
> > @@ -259,7 +266,7 @@ static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
> >  }
> >  
> >  static void _qp_stats_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr)
> > -__releases(RCU)
> > +	__releases(RCU)
> >  {
> >  	rcu_read_unlock();
> >  }
> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
> > index a5aa3517e7d5..4e4d8317c281 100644
> > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
> > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
> > @@ -656,10 +656,6 @@ struct qp_iter *qp_iter_init(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev)
> >  
> >  	iter->dev = dev;
> >  	iter->specials = dev->rdi.ibdev.phys_port_cnt * 2;
> > -	if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> > -		kfree(iter);
> > -		return NULL;
> > -	}
> >  
> >  	return iter;
> >  }
> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c
> > index 5e75b43c596b..07059c08c170 100644
> > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c
> > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c
> > @@ -189,27 +189,34 @@ static int _ctx_stats_seq_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
> >  DEBUGFS_FILE(ctx_stats)
> >  
> >  static void *_qp_stats_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
> > +	__acquires(RCU)
> >  {
> >  	struct qib_qp_iter *iter;
> >  	loff_t n = *pos;
> >  
> > -	rcu_read_lock();
> >  	iter = qib_qp_iter_init(s->private);
> > +
> > +	/* stop calls rcu_read_unlock */
> > +	rcu_read_lock();
> > +
> 
> The same
> 
> >  	if (!iter)
> >  		return NULL;
> >  
> > -	while (n--) {
> > +	if (qib_qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> > +		kfree(iter);
> > +		return NULL;
> > +	}
> > +	while (n--)
> >  		if (qib_qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> >  			kfree(iter);
> >  			return NULL;
> >  		}
> > -	}
> > -
> 
> The same
> 
> >  	return iter;
> >  }
> >  
> >  static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
> >  				   loff_t *pos)
> > +	__must_hold(RCU)
> >  {
> >  	struct qib_qp_iter *iter = iter_ptr;
> >  
> > @@ -224,6 +231,7 @@ static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
> >  }
> >  
> >  static void _qp_stats_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr)
> > +	__releases(RCU)
> >  {
> >  	rcu_read_unlock();
> >  }
> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c
> > index 9cc0aae1d781..f9b8cd2354d1 100644
> > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c
> > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c
> > @@ -573,10 +573,6 @@ struct qib_qp_iter *qib_qp_iter_init(struct qib_ibdev *dev)
> >  		return NULL;
> >  
> >  	iter->dev = dev;
> > -	if (qib_qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> > -		kfree(iter);
> > -		return NULL;
> > -	}
> >  
> >  	return iter;
> >  }
> > -- 
> > 1.8.2
> > 
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Leon Romanovsky Aug. 10, 2016, 8:24 a.m. UTC | #3
On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 01:51:52AM -0400, ira.weiny wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 09:11:46PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 11:16:26AM -0400, ira.weiny@intel.com wrote:
> > > From: Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@intel.com>
> > > 
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> > > index dbab9d9cc288..c35bef8dd5aa 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> > > @@ -223,28 +223,35 @@ DEBUGFS_SEQ_FILE_OPEN(ctx_stats)
> > >  DEBUGFS_FILE_OPS(ctx_stats);
> > >  
> > >  static void *_qp_stats_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
> > > -__acquires(RCU)
> > > +	__acquires(RCU)
> > >  {
> > >  	struct qp_iter *iter;
> > >  	loff_t n = *pos;
> > >  
> > > -	rcu_read_lock();
> > >  	iter = qp_iter_init(s->private);
> > > +
> > > +	/* stop calls rcu_read_unlock */
> > > +	rcu_read_lock();
> > 
> > IMHO, it should be placed after your if(!iter) check below.
> 
> I know this seems weird but this makes the rcu locking "balanced".  Returning
> NULL here still calls "stop" which is going to call rcu_read_unlock.  If we
> move rcu_read_lock we need to maintain state to determine if we called lock or
> not.  This is easier.  To me it does seem odd that the sequence operation does
> not stop on its own when NULL is returned but that is the way it works.

Thanks for the explanation.

> 
> > 
> > > +
> > >  	if (!iter)
> > >  		return NULL;
> > >  
> > > -	while (n--) {
> > > +	if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> > > +		kfree(iter);
> > > +		return NULL;
> > > +	}
> > > +	while (n--)
> > >  		if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> > >  			kfree(iter);
> > >  			return NULL;
> > >  		}
> > 
> > It looks like you forgot to remove the lines above.
> 
> Nope this replaces a call to qp_iter_next which was in qp_iter_init.
> 
> As the commit messages says we move the implict next's back into the respective
> start functions.

Did you consider as an option to use do{...}while(...) construction
instead of this duplicated code?
Leon Romanovsky Aug. 10, 2016, 10:17 a.m. UTC | #4
On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 01:51:52AM -0400, ira.weiny wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 09:11:46PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 11:16:26AM -0400, ira.weiny@intel.com wrote:
> > > From: Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@intel.com>
> > > 
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> > > index dbab9d9cc288..c35bef8dd5aa 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
> > > @@ -223,28 +223,35 @@ DEBUGFS_SEQ_FILE_OPEN(ctx_stats)
> > >  DEBUGFS_FILE_OPS(ctx_stats);
> > >  
> > >  static void *_qp_stats_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
> > > -__acquires(RCU)
> > > +	__acquires(RCU)
> > >  {
> > >  	struct qp_iter *iter;
> > >  	loff_t n = *pos;
> > >  
> > > -	rcu_read_lock();
> > >  	iter = qp_iter_init(s->private);
> > > +
> > > +	/* stop calls rcu_read_unlock */
> > > +	rcu_read_lock();
> > 
> > IMHO, it should be placed after your if(!iter) check below.
> 
> I know this seems weird but this makes the rcu locking "balanced".  Returning
> NULL here still calls "stop" which is going to call rcu_read_unlock.  If we
> move rcu_read_lock we need to maintain state to determine if we called lock or
> not.  This is easier.  To me it does seem odd that the sequence operation does
> not stop on its own when NULL is returned but that is the way it works.
> 
> > 
> > > +
> > >  	if (!iter)
> > >  		return NULL;
> > >  
> > > -	while (n--) {
> > > +	if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> > > +		kfree(iter);
> > > +		return NULL;
> > > +	}
> > > +	while (n--)
> > >  		if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
> > >  			kfree(iter);
> > >  			return NULL;
> > >  		}
> > 
> > It looks like you forgot to remove the lines above.
> 
> Nope this replaces a call to qp_iter_next which was in qp_iter_init.
> 
> As the commit messages says we move the implict next's back into the respective
> start functions.

Did you consider to use do{..}while(..) construction instead of
duplicating code?
Doug Ledford Aug. 22, 2016, 6:21 p.m. UTC | #5
On 8/10/2016 1:51 AM, ira.weiny wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 09:11:46PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 11:16:26AM -0400, ira.weiny@intel.com wrote:
>>> From: Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@intel.com>
>>>
> 
> [snip]
> 
>>> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
>>> index dbab9d9cc288..c35bef8dd5aa 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
>>> @@ -223,28 +223,35 @@ DEBUGFS_SEQ_FILE_OPEN(ctx_stats)
>>>  DEBUGFS_FILE_OPS(ctx_stats);
>>>  
>>>  static void *_qp_stats_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
>>> -__acquires(RCU)
>>> +	__acquires(RCU)
>>>  {
>>>  	struct qp_iter *iter;
>>>  	loff_t n = *pos;
>>>  
>>> -	rcu_read_lock();
>>>  	iter = qp_iter_init(s->private);
>>> +
>>> +	/* stop calls rcu_read_unlock */
>>> +	rcu_read_lock();
>>
>> IMHO, it should be placed after your if(!iter) check below.
> 
> I know this seems weird but this makes the rcu locking "balanced".  Returning
> NULL here still calls "stop" which is going to call rcu_read_unlock.  If we
> move rcu_read_lock we need to maintain state to determine if we called lock or
> not.  This is easier.  To me it does seem odd that the sequence operation does
> not stop on its own when NULL is returned but that is the way it works.
> 
>>
>>> +
>>>  	if (!iter)
>>>  		return NULL;
>>>  
>>> -	while (n--) {
>>> +	if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
>>> +		kfree(iter);
>>> +		return NULL;
>>> +	}
>>> +	while (n--)
>>>  		if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
>>>  			kfree(iter);
>>>  			return NULL;
>>>  		}
>>
>> It looks like you forgot to remove the lines above.
> 
> Nope this replaces a call to qp_iter_next which was in qp_iter_init.
> 
> As the commit messages says we move the implict next's back into the respective
> start functions.
> 
> Ira

Thanks, applied.
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
index dbab9d9cc288..c35bef8dd5aa 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/debugfs.c
@@ -223,28 +223,35 @@  DEBUGFS_SEQ_FILE_OPEN(ctx_stats)
 DEBUGFS_FILE_OPS(ctx_stats);
 
 static void *_qp_stats_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
-__acquires(RCU)
+	__acquires(RCU)
 {
 	struct qp_iter *iter;
 	loff_t n = *pos;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	iter = qp_iter_init(s->private);
+
+	/* stop calls rcu_read_unlock */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	if (!iter)
 		return NULL;
 
-	while (n--) {
+	if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
+		kfree(iter);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	while (n--)
 		if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
 			kfree(iter);
 			return NULL;
 		}
-	}
 
 	return iter;
 }
 
 static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
 				loff_t *pos)
+	__must_hold(RCU)
 {
 	struct qp_iter *iter = iter_ptr;
 
@@ -259,7 +266,7 @@  static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
 }
 
 static void _qp_stats_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr)
-__releases(RCU)
+	__releases(RCU)
 {
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
index a5aa3517e7d5..4e4d8317c281 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
@@ -656,10 +656,6 @@  struct qp_iter *qp_iter_init(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev)
 
 	iter->dev = dev;
 	iter->specials = dev->rdi.ibdev.phys_port_cnt * 2;
-	if (qp_iter_next(iter)) {
-		kfree(iter);
-		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	return iter;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c
index 5e75b43c596b..07059c08c170 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_debugfs.c
@@ -189,27 +189,34 @@  static int _ctx_stats_seq_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
 DEBUGFS_FILE(ctx_stats)
 
 static void *_qp_stats_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
+	__acquires(RCU)
 {
 	struct qib_qp_iter *iter;
 	loff_t n = *pos;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	iter = qib_qp_iter_init(s->private);
+
+	/* stop calls rcu_read_unlock */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	if (!iter)
 		return NULL;
 
-	while (n--) {
+	if (qib_qp_iter_next(iter)) {
+		kfree(iter);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	while (n--)
 		if (qib_qp_iter_next(iter)) {
 			kfree(iter);
 			return NULL;
 		}
-	}
-
 	return iter;
 }
 
 static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
 				   loff_t *pos)
+	__must_hold(RCU)
 {
 	struct qib_qp_iter *iter = iter_ptr;
 
@@ -224,6 +231,7 @@  static void *_qp_stats_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr,
 }
 
 static void _qp_stats_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *iter_ptr)
+	__releases(RCU)
 {
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c
index 9cc0aae1d781..f9b8cd2354d1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_qp.c
@@ -573,10 +573,6 @@  struct qib_qp_iter *qib_qp_iter_init(struct qib_ibdev *dev)
 		return NULL;
 
 	iter->dev = dev;
-	if (qib_qp_iter_next(iter)) {
-		kfree(iter);
-		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	return iter;
 }