IB/mlx5: Move MRs to a kernel PD when freeing them to the MR cache
commit 9ec4483a upstream. Fix unreg_umr to move the MR to a kernel owned PD (i.e. the UMR PD) which can't be accessed by userspace. This ensures that nothing can continue to access the MR once it has been placed in the kernels cache for reuse. MRs in the cache continue to have their HW state, including DMA tables, present. Even though the MR has been invalidated, changing the PD provides an additional layer of protection against use of the MR. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190723065733.4899-5-leon@kernel.org Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.10 Fixes: e126ba97 ("mlx5: Add driver for Mellanox Connect-IB adapters") Signed-off-by: Yishai Hadas <yishaih@mellanox.com> Reviewed-by: Artemy Kovalyov <artemyko@mellanox.com> Signed-off-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@mellanox.com> Reviewed-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@mellanox.com> Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@mellanox.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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