@@ -626,6 +626,8 @@ struct mlx5_ib_dev {
struct mlx5_ib_resources devr;
struct mlx5_mr_cache cache;
struct timer_list delay_timer;
+ /* Prevents soft lock on massive reg MRs */
+ struct mutex slow_path_mutex;
int fill_delay;
#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_ON_DEMAND_PAGING
struct ib_odp_caps odp_caps;
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ int mlx5_mr_cache_init(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
int err;
int i;
+ mutex_init(&dev->slow_path_mutex);
cache->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("mkey_cache", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
if (!cache->wq) {
mlx5_ib_warn(dev, "failed to create work queue\n");
@@ -1182,9 +1183,12 @@ struct ib_mr *mlx5_ib_reg_user_mr(struct ib_pd *pd, u64 start, u64 length,
goto error;
}
- if (!mr)
+ if (!mr) {
+ mutex_lock(&dev->slow_path_mutex);
mr = reg_create(NULL, pd, virt_addr, length, umem, ncont,
page_shift, access_flags);
+ mutex_unlock(&dev->slow_path_mutex);
+ }
if (IS_ERR(mr)) {
err = PTR_ERR(mr);