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<DIV><SPAN class=207471417-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>After 
some more experiments I have realized that working with mutex is not good enough 
as well since they tend to bring the user to APC_LEVEL.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=207471417-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=207471417-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>So I 
suggest to replace them to events.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=207471417-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=207471417-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The 
following patch was generated (but not tested yet):</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=207471417-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=207471417-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Thanks</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=207471417-27102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Tzachi</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Index: 
bus_driver.c<BR>===================================================================<BR>--- 
bus_driver.c (revision 3372)<BR>+++ bus_driver.c (working copy)<BR>@@ 
-799,7 +799,7 @@<BR>  // Mutex to synchronize multiple threads 
creating & deleting <BR>  // control deviceobjects. 
<BR> <BR>- ExInitializeFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ KeInitializeEvent(&g_ControlEvent, 
SynchronizationEvent, TRUE);<BR>  g_bfi_InstanceCount = 
0;<BR>  memset(  __out_bcount(sizeof(g_bus_filters)) 
(void*)g_bus_filters, 0,<BR>    sizeof(g_bus_filters) 
);<BR>Index: 
bus_driver.h<BR>===================================================================<BR>--- 
bus_driver.h (revision 3372)<BR>+++ bus_driver.h (working copy)<BR>@@ 
-255,7 +255,7 @@<BR> <BR> extern 
bus_filter_t g_bus_filters[MAX_BUS_FILTERS];<BR> extern ULONG 
g_bfi_InstanceCount;<BR>-extern FAST_MUTEX g_ControlMutex; // serializes 
InstanceCount & g_bus_filters<BR>+extern KEVENT g_ControlEvent; // 
serializes InstanceCount & g_bus_filters<BR> <BR> extern 
bus_filter_t *alloc_bfi( IN DRIVER_OBJECT *, OUT int * );<BR> extern int 
free_bfi( IN bus_filter_t *p_bfi );<BR>@@ -265,4 +265,12 @@<BR> extern 
bus_filter_t *get_set_bfi_by_ca_guid( IN net64_t ca_guid );<BR> extern char 
*get_obj_state_str(cl_state_t state);<BR> <BR>+inline VOID 
lock_control_event() {<BR>+ KeWaitForSingleObject(&g_ControlEvent, 
Executive, KernelMode , FALSE, NULL);<BR>+}<BR>+<BR>+inline VOID 
unlock_control_event() {<BR>+ KeSetEvent(&g_ControlEvent, 0, 
FALSE);<BR>+}<BR>+<BR> #endif /* !defined _BUS_DRIVER_H_ */<BR>Index: 
bus_iou_mgr.c<BR>===================================================================<BR>--- 
bus_iou_mgr.c (revision 3373)<BR>+++ bus_iou_mgr.c (working 
copy)<BR>@@ -483,13 +483,13 @@<BR>   */<BR>  if ( 
!bus_globals.h_pnp_iou 
)<BR>  {<BR>-  ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  lock_control_event();<BR>   if 
( !bus_globals.h_pnp_iou 
)<BR>   {<BR>    bus_globals.h_pnp_iou = 
(ib_pnp_handle_t)1; /* block others */ <BR>    need_pnp_reg 

TRUE;<BR>   }<BR>-  ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  unlock_control_event();<BR> <BR>   if 
( need_pnp_reg )<BR>   {<BR>Index: 
bus_pnp.c<BR>===================================================================<BR>--- 
bus_pnp.c (revision 3373)<BR>+++ bus_pnp.c (working copy)<BR>@@ -51,7 
+51,7 @@<BR> static UNICODE_STRING al_ifc_name;<BR> static 
UNICODE_STRING ci_ifc_name;<BR> <BR>-FAST_MUTEX    g_ControlMutex;<BR>+KEVENT     g_ControlEvent;<BR> ULONG     g_bfi_InstanceCount;<BR> bus_filter_t   g_bus_filters[MAX_BUS_FILTERS];<BR> <BR>@@ 
-334,7 +334,7 @@<BR>   return 
status;<BR>  }<BR> <BR>- ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ lock_control_event();<BR>  if 
( !gh_al ) {<BR>   /* Initialize AL 
*/<BR>   ib_status = al_initialize();<BR>@@ -343,12 +343,12 
@@<BR>    al_cleanup();<BR>    BUS_TRACE_EXIT( 
BUS_DBG_ERROR, ("al_initialize returned 
%s.\n",<BR>        ib_get_err_str(ib_status)) 
);<BR>-   ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+   unlock_control_event();<BR>    return 
STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;<BR>   }<BR>   AL_init_here = 
TRUE;<BR>  }<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ unlock_control_event();<BR> <BR>  /* 
Initialize the port manager. */<BR>  ib_status = create_port_mgr( 
p_ext->bus_filter, &p_ext->p_port_mgr );<BR>@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 
@@<BR> <BR>  CL_ASSERT((obj_type == BFI_PORT_MGR_OBJ) || 
(obj_type == BFI_IOU_MGR_OBJ));<BR> <BR>-    
ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ lock_control_event();<BR> <BR>  for(p_bfi=g_bus_filters; 
p_bfi < &g_bus_filters[MAX_BUS_FILTERS]; p_bfi++) {<BR> <BR>@@ 
-1272,7 +1272,7 
@@<BR>    }<BR>   }<BR>  }<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ unlock_control_event();<BR> <BR>  BUS_PRINT( 
BUS_DBG_PNP,<BR>     ("%s() cl_obj %p type %s_MGR_OBJ 
--> bfi[%d] %p\n",<BR>@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@<BR>   return 
matched;<BR>  }<BR> <BR>- ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ lock_control_event();<BR> <BR>  for(p_bfi=g_bus_filters; 
p_bfi < &g_bus_filters[MAX_BUS_FILTERS]; p_bfi++)<BR>  {<BR>@@ 
-1315,7 +1315,7 
@@<BR>    break;<BR>   }<BR>  }<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ unlock_control_event();<BR> <BR> #if 
DBG<BR>  if ( !matched )<BR>@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@<BR>   
*/<BR>  if ( !matched 
)<BR>  {<BR>-  ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  lock_control_event();<BR> <BR>   for(p_bfi=g_bus_filters; 
p_bfi < &g_bus_filters[MAX_BUS_FILTERS]; 
p_bfi++)<BR>   {<BR>@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 
@@<BR>     break;<BR>    }<BR>   }<BR>-  ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  unlock_control_event();<BR>  }<BR> <BR>  BUS_PRINT( 
BUS_DBG_PNP,<BR>@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@<BR>      * 
IoCreateDeviceSecure & IoCreateSymbolicLink must be called 
at<BR>      * PASSIVE_LEVEL.<BR>   
*/<BR>- ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ lock_control_event();<BR> <BR>  // 
find 1st unused bfi slot.<BR>  for(p_bfi=g_bus_filters; p_bfi < 
&g_bus_filters[MAX_BUS_FILTERS]; p_bfi++)<BR>@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 
@@<BR>    break;<BR>   }<BR>  }<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ unlock_control_event();<BR> <BR> #if 
DBG<BR>  RtlStringCbPrintfA ( p_bfi->whoami,<BR>@@ -1453,12 
+1453,12 
@@<BR> {<BR>  int remaining;<BR> <BR>- ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ lock_control_event();<BR>  p_bfi->p_bus_ext 
= NULL;<BR>  p_bfi->ca_guid = 0ULL;<BR>  remaining = 
--g_bfi_InstanceCount; // one less bfi 
in-use<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>-<BR>+ unlock_control_event();<BR>+ <BR>  return 
remaining;<BR> }<BR> <BR>@@ -1467,10 +1467,10 
@@<BR> {<BR>  int ic;<BR> <BR>- ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ lock_control_event();<BR>  ic 

g_bfi_InstanceCount;<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>-<BR>+ unlock_control_event();<BR>+ <BR>  return 
ic;<BR> }<BR> <BR>Index: 
bus_port_mgr.c<BR>===================================================================<BR>--- 
bus_port_mgr.c (revision 3373)<BR>+++ bus_port_mgr.c (working 
copy)<BR>@@ -483,12 +483,12 @@<BR>   */<BR>  if ( 
!bus_globals.h_pnp_port 
)<BR>  {<BR>-  ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  lock_control_event();<BR>   if 
( !bus_globals.h_pnp_port ) {<BR>    bus_globals.h_pnp_port 
= (ib_pnp_handle_t)1; /* block others */<BR>    need_pnp_reg 

TRUE;<BR>   }<BR>-  ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  unlock_control_event();<BR> <BR>   if 
( need_pnp_reg )<BR>   {<BR>@@ -1005,10 +1005,10 
@@<BR>   if ( !p_bfi->p_bus_ext 
)<BR>    continue;<BR>   GO = 
FALSE;<BR>-  ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  lock_control_event();<BR>   if 
( p_bfi->ca_guid && p_bfi->p_port_mgr 
)<BR>    GO = 
TRUE;<BR>-  ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  unlock_control_event();<BR>   if 
( GO == FALSE )<BR>    continue;<BR>   status 
= _port_mgr_pkey_rem( pkeys, p_bfi->p_port_mgr );<BR>@@ -1149,10 +1149,10 
@@<BR>   if ( !p_bfi->p_bus_ext 
)<BR>    continue;<BR>   GO = 
FALSE;<BR>-  ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  lock_control_event();<BR>   if 
( p_bfi->ca_guid && p_bfi->p_port_mgr 
)<BR>    GO = 
TRUE;<BR>-  ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  unlock_control_event();<BR>   if 
( GO == FALSE )<BR>    continue;<BR>   status 
= _port_mgr_pkey_add( pkeys, p_bfi, p_bfi->p_port_mgr );<BR></FONT></DIV>
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  <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ofw-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org 
  [mailto:ofw-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Tzachi 
  Dar<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 27, 2008 4:58 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 
  ofw@lists.openfabrics.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [ofw] patch: [ibal] use safe 
  function for working on mutex.<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
  <DIV></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=842535614-27102008>The unsafe 
  functions can only be used from apc level. We call them from passive level, so 
  we use the safe functions.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Index: 
  Q:/projinf3/trunk/core/bus/kernel/bus_port_mgr.c<BR>===================================================================<BR>--- 
  Q:/projinf3/trunk/core/bus/kernel/bus_port_mgr.c (revision 3372)<BR>+++ 
  Q:/projinf3/trunk/core/bus/kernel/bus_port_mgr.c (revision 3373)<BR>@@ 
  -483,12 +483,12 @@<BR>   */<BR>  if ( 
  !bus_globals.h_pnp_port 
  )<BR>  {<BR>-  ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>   if 
  ( !bus_globals.h_pnp_port ) 
  {<BR>    bus_globals.h_pnp_port = (ib_pnp_handle_t)1; /* 
  block others */<BR>    need_pnp_reg = 
  TRUE;<BR>   }<BR>-  ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR>   if 
  ( need_pnp_reg )<BR>   {<BR>@@ -1005,10 +1005,10 
  @@<BR>   if ( !p_bfi->p_bus_ext 
  )<BR>    continue;<BR>   GO = 
  FALSE;<BR>-  ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>   if 
  ( p_bfi->ca_guid && p_bfi->p_port_mgr 
  )<BR>    GO = 
  TRUE;<BR>-  ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>   if 
  ( GO == FALSE 
  )<BR>    continue;<BR>   status = 
  _port_mgr_pkey_rem( pkeys, p_bfi->p_port_mgr );<BR>@@ -1149,10 +1149,10 
  @@<BR>   if ( !p_bfi->p_bus_ext 
  )<BR>    continue;<BR>   GO = 
  FALSE;<BR>-  ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>   if 
  ( p_bfi->ca_guid && p_bfi->p_port_mgr 
  )<BR>    GO = 
  TRUE;<BR>-  ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>   if 
  ( GO == FALSE 
  )<BR>    continue;<BR>   status = 
  _port_mgr_pkey_add( pkeys, p_bfi, p_bfi->p_port_mgr );<BR>Index: 
  Q:/projinf3/trunk/core/bus/kernel/bus_pnp.c<BR>===================================================================<BR>--- 
  Q:/projinf3/trunk/core/bus/kernel/bus_pnp.c (revision 3372)<BR>+++ 
  Q:/projinf3/trunk/core/bus/kernel/bus_pnp.c (revision 3373)<BR>@@ -334,7 
  +334,7 @@<BR>   return 
  status;<BR>  }<BR> <BR>- ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>  if 
  ( !gh_al ) {<BR>   /* Initialize AL 
  */<BR>   ib_status = al_initialize();<BR>@@ -343,12 +343,12 
  @@<BR>    al_cleanup();<BR>    BUS_TRACE_EXIT( 
  BUS_DBG_ERROR, ("al_initialize returned 
  %s.\n",<BR>        ib_get_err_str(ib_status)) 
  );<BR>-   ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+   ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>    return 
  STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;<BR>   }<BR>   AL_init_here 
  = 
  TRUE;<BR>  }<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR>  /* 
  Initialize the port manager. */<BR>  ib_status = create_port_mgr( 
  p_ext->bus_filter, &p_ext->p_port_mgr );<BR>@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 
  @@<BR> <BR>  CL_ASSERT((obj_type == BFI_PORT_MGR_OBJ) || 
  (obj_type == BFI_IOU_MGR_OBJ));<BR> <BR>-    
  ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+    
  ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR>  for(p_bfi=g_bus_filters; 
  p_bfi < &g_bus_filters[MAX_BUS_FILTERS]; p_bfi++) {<BR> <BR>@@ 
  -1272,7 +1272,7 
  @@<BR>    }<BR>   }<BR>  }<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR>  BUS_PRINT( 
  BUS_DBG_PNP,<BR>     ("%s() cl_obj %p type %s_MGR_OBJ 
  --> bfi[%d] %p\n",<BR>@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@<BR>   return 
  matched;<BR>  }<BR> <BR>- ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR>  for(p_bfi=g_bus_filters; 
  p_bfi < &g_bus_filters[MAX_BUS_FILTERS]; 
  p_bfi++)<BR>  {<BR>@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 
  @@<BR>    break;<BR>   }<BR>  }<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR> #if 
  DBG<BR>  if ( !matched )<BR>@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@<BR>   
  */<BR>  if ( !matched 
  )<BR>  {<BR>-  ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR>   for(p_bfi=g_bus_filters; 
  p_bfi < &g_bus_filters[MAX_BUS_FILTERS]; 
  p_bfi++)<BR>   {<BR>@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 
  @@<BR>     break;<BR>    }<BR>   }<BR>-  ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>  }<BR> <BR>  BUS_PRINT( 
  BUS_DBG_PNP,<BR>@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@<BR>      * 
  IoCreateDeviceSecure & IoCreateSymbolicLink must be called 
  at<BR>      * PASSIVE_LEVEL.<BR>   
  */<BR>- ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR>  // 
  find 1st unused bfi slot.<BR>  for(p_bfi=g_bus_filters; p_bfi < 
  &g_bus_filters[MAX_BUS_FILTERS]; p_bfi++)<BR>@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 
  @@<BR>    break;<BR>   }<BR>  }<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR> #if 
  DBG<BR>  RtlStringCbPrintfA ( p_bfi->whoami,<BR>@@ -1453,11 
  +1453,11 
  @@<BR> {<BR>  int remaining;<BR> <BR>- ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>  p_bfi->p_bus_ext 
  = NULL;<BR>  p_bfi->ca_guid = 0ULL;<BR>  remaining = 
  --g_bfi_InstanceCount; // one less bfi 
  in-use<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR>  return 
  remaining;<BR> }<BR>@@ -1467,9 +1467,9 
  @@<BR> {<BR>  int ic;<BR> <BR>- ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>  ic 
  = 
  g_bfi_InstanceCount;<BR>- ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+ ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR>  return 
  ic;<BR> }<BR>Index: 
  Q:/projinf3/trunk/core/bus/kernel/bus_iou_mgr.c<BR>===================================================================<BR>--- 
  Q:/projinf3/trunk/core/bus/kernel/bus_iou_mgr.c (revision 3372)<BR>+++ 
  Q:/projinf3/trunk/core/bus/kernel/bus_iou_mgr.c (revision 3373)<BR>@@ 
  -483,13 +483,13 @@<BR>   */<BR>  if ( 
  !bus_globals.h_pnp_iou 
  )<BR>  {<BR>-  ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  ExAcquireFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>   if 
  ( !bus_globals.h_pnp_iou 
  )<BR>   {<BR>    bus_globals.h_pnp_iou = 
  (ib_pnp_handle_t)1; /* block others */ 
  <BR>    need_pnp_reg = 
  TRUE;<BR>   }<BR>-  ExReleaseFastMutexUnsafe(&g_ControlMutex);<BR>+  ExReleaseFastMutex(&g_ControlMutex);<BR> <BR>   if 
  ( need_pnp_reg )<BR>   {<BR></DIV></FONT>
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