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-rw-r--r--drivers/infiniband/core/counters.c14
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/counters.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/counters.c
index 12ba2685abcf..8434ec082c3a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/counters.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/counters.c
@@ -149,8 +149,18 @@ static bool auto_mode_match(struct ib_qp *qp, struct rdma_counter *counter,
struct auto_mode_param *param = &counter->mode.param;
bool match = true;
- /* Ensure that counter belongs to the right PID */
- if (task_pid_nr(counter->res.task) != task_pid_nr(qp->res.task))
+ /*
+ * Ensure that counter belongs to the right PID. This operation can
+ * race with user space which kills the process and leaves QP and
+ * counters orphans.
+ *
+ * It is not a big deal because exitted task will leave both QP and
+ * counter in the same bucket of zombie process. Just ensure that
+ * process is still alive before procedding.
+ *
+ */
+ if (task_pid_nr(counter->res.task) != task_pid_nr(qp->res.task) ||
+ !task_pid_nr(qp->res.task))
return false;
if (auto_mask & RDMA_COUNTER_MASK_QP_TYPE)