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Diffstat (limited to 'fs/proc/inode.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/proc/inode.c | 40 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c index e69ebe648a34..842a5ff5b85c 100644 --- a/fs/proc/inode.c +++ b/fs/proc/inode.c @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ #include <linux/mount.h> #include <linux/magic.h> -#include <asm/uaccess.h> +#include <linux/uaccess.h> #include "internal.h" @@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ static void unuse_pde(struct proc_dir_entry *pde) /* pde is locked */ static void close_pdeo(struct proc_dir_entry *pde, struct pde_opener *pdeo) { + /* + * close() (proc_reg_release()) can't delete an entry and proceed: + * ->release hook needs to be available at the right moment. + * + * rmmod (remove_proc_entry() et al) can't delete an entry and proceed: + * "struct file" needs to be available at the right moment. + * + * Therefore, first process to enter this function does ->release() and + * signals its completion to the other process which does nothing. + */ if (pdeo->closing) { /* somebody else is doing that, just wait */ DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(c); @@ -147,12 +157,13 @@ static void close_pdeo(struct proc_dir_entry *pde, struct pde_opener *pdeo) spin_lock(&pde->pde_unload_lock); } else { struct file *file; - pdeo->closing = 1; + pdeo->closing = true; spin_unlock(&pde->pde_unload_lock); file = pdeo->file; pde->proc_fops->release(file_inode(file), file); spin_lock(&pde->pde_unload_lock); - list_del_init(&pdeo->lh); + /* After ->release. */ + list_del(&pdeo->lh); if (pdeo->c) complete(pdeo->c); kfree(pdeo); @@ -167,6 +178,8 @@ void proc_entry_rundown(struct proc_dir_entry *de) if (atomic_add_return(BIAS, &de->in_use) != BIAS) wait_for_completion(&c); + /* ->pde_openers list can't grow from now on. */ + spin_lock(&de->pde_unload_lock); while (!list_empty(&de->pde_openers)) { struct pde_opener *pdeo; @@ -312,16 +325,17 @@ static int proc_reg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) struct pde_opener *pdeo; /* - * What for, you ask? Well, we can have open, rmmod, remove_proc_entry - * sequence. ->release won't be called because ->proc_fops will be - * cleared. Depending on complexity of ->release, consequences vary. + * Ensure that + * 1) PDE's ->release hook will be called no matter what + * either normally by close()/->release, or forcefully by + * rmmod/remove_proc_entry. + * + * 2) rmmod isn't blocked by opening file in /proc and sitting on + * the descriptor (including "rmmod foo </proc/foo" scenario). * - * We can't wait for mercy when close will be done for real, it's - * deadlockable: rmmod foo </proc/foo . So, we're going to do ->release - * by hand in remove_proc_entry(). For this, save opener's credentials - * for later. + * Save every "struct file" with custom ->release hook. */ - pdeo = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pde_opener), GFP_KERNEL); + pdeo = kmalloc(sizeof(struct pde_opener), GFP_KERNEL); if (!pdeo) return -ENOMEM; @@ -338,7 +352,8 @@ static int proc_reg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) if (rv == 0 && release) { /* To know what to release. */ pdeo->file = file; - /* Strictly for "too late" ->release in proc_reg_release(). */ + pdeo->closing = false; + pdeo->c = NULL; spin_lock(&pde->pde_unload_lock); list_add(&pdeo->lh, &pde->pde_openers); spin_unlock(&pde->pde_unload_lock); @@ -410,7 +425,6 @@ static const char *proc_get_link(struct dentry *dentry, } const struct inode_operations proc_link_inode_operations = { - .readlink = generic_readlink, .get_link = proc_get_link, }; |