Patch "iscsi-target: Always wait for kthread_should_stop() before kthread exit" has been added to the 4.4-stable tree

@@ -3965,6 +3965,8 @@ int iscsi_target_tx_thread(void *arg)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = arg;
+	bool conn_freed = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Allow ourselves to be interrupted by SIGINT so that a
 	 * connection recovery / failure event can be triggered externally.

@@ -3990,12 +3992,14 @@ get_immediate:
 			goto transport_err;
 
 		ret = iscsit_handle_response_queue(conn);
-		if (ret == 1)
+		if (ret == 1) {
 			goto get_immediate;
-		else if (ret == -ECONNRESET)
+		} else if (ret == -ECONNRESET) {
+			conn_freed = true;
 			goto out;
-		else if (ret < 0)
+		} else if (ret < 0) {
 			goto transport_err;
+		}
 	}
 
 transport_err:

@@ -4005,8 +4009,13 @@ transport_err:
 	 * responsible for cleaning up the early connection failure.
 	 */
 	if (conn->conn_state != TARG_CONN_STATE_IN_LOGIN)
-		iscsit_take_action_for_connection_exit(conn);
+		iscsit_take_action_for_connection_exit(conn, &conn_freed);
 out:
+	if (!conn_freed) {
+		while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+			msleep(100);
+		}
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 

@@ -4105,6 +4114,7 @@ int iscsi_target_rx_thread(void *arg)
 	u32 checksum = 0, digest = 0;
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = arg;
 	struct kvec iov;
+	bool conn_freed = false;
 	/*
 	 * Allow ourselves to be interrupted by SIGINT so that a
 	 * connection recovery / failure event can be triggered externally.

@@ -4116,7 +4126,7 @@ int iscsi_target_rx_thread(void *arg)
 	 */
 	rc = wait_for_completion_interruptible(&conn->rx_login_comp);
 	if (rc < 0 || iscsi_target_check_conn_state(conn))
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 
 	if (conn->conn_transport->transport_type == ISCSI_INFINIBAND) {
 		struct completion comp;

@@ -4201,7 +4211,13 @@ int iscsi_target_rx_thread(void *arg)
 transport_err:
 	if (!signal_pending(current))
 		atomic_set(&conn->transport_failed, 1);
-	iscsit_take_action_for_connection_exit(conn);
+	iscsit_take_action_for_connection_exit(conn, &conn_freed);
+out:
+	if (!conn_freed) {
+		while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+			msleep(100);
+		}
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 

@@ -930,8 +930,10 @@ static void iscsit_handle_connection_cle
 	}
 }
 
-void iscsit_take_action_for_connection_exit(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
+void iscsit_take_action_for_connection_exit(struct iscsi_conn *conn, bool *conn_freed)
 {
+	*conn_freed = false;
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&conn->state_lock);
 	if (atomic_read(&conn->connection_exit)) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->state_lock);

@@ -942,6 +944,7 @@ void iscsit_take_action_for_connection_e
 	if (conn->conn_state == TARG_CONN_STATE_IN_LOGOUT) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->state_lock);
 		iscsit_close_connection(conn);
+		*conn_freed = true;
 		return;
 	}
 

@@ -955,4 +958,5 @@ void iscsit_take_action_for_connection_e
 	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->state_lock);
 
 	iscsit_handle_connection_cleanup(conn);
+	*conn_freed = true;
 }

@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ extern int iscsit_stop_time2retain_timer
 extern void iscsit_connection_reinstatement_rcfr(struct iscsi_conn *);
 extern void iscsit_cause_connection_reinstatement(struct iscsi_conn *, int);
 extern void iscsit_fall_back_to_erl0(struct iscsi_session *);
-extern void iscsit_take_action_for_connection_exit(struct iscsi_conn *);
+extern void iscsit_take_action_for_connection_exit(struct iscsi_conn *, bool *);
 
 #endif   /*** ISCSI_TARGET_ERL0_H ***/

@@ -1436,5 +1436,9 @@ int iscsi_target_login_thread(void *arg)
 			break;
 	}
 
+	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+		msleep(100);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }