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    devlink: Fix devlink parallel commands processing · d7d75124
    Shay Drory authored
    Commit 870c7ad4 ("devlink: protect devlink->dev by the instance
    lock") added devlink instance locking inside a loop that iterates over
    all the registered devlink instances on the machine in the pre-doit
    phase. This can lead to serialization of devlink commands over
    different devlink instances.
    
    For example: While the first devlink instance is executing firmware
    flash, all commands to other devlink instances on the machine are
    forced to wait until the first devlink finishes.
    
    Therefore, in the pre-doit phase, take the devlink instance lock only
    for the devlink instance the command is targeting. Devlink layer is
    taking a reference on the devlink instance, ensuring the devlink->dev
    pointer is valid. This reference taking was introduced by commit
    a3806872 ("devlink: take device reference for devlink object").
    Without this commit, it would not be safe to access devlink->dev
    lockless.
    
    Fixes: 870c7ad4 ("devlink: protect devlink->dev by the instance lock")
    Signed-off-by: default avatarShay Drory <shayd@nvidia.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarJiri Pirko <jiri@nvidia.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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