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author | Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> | 2014-02-20 17:02:27 +0100 |
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committer | Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> | 2014-02-20 21:57:04 +0100 |
commit | 1362f4ea20fa63688ba6026e586d9746ff13a846 (patch) | |
tree | 6c80329bee77974426663a1af8e5d70ef62759f9 /Documentation/cpu-freq/core.txt | |
parent | 09ebb17ab476b6ac1cc07b53d07e88f4d31ee4d3 (diff) |
quota: Fix race between dqput() and dquot_scan_active()
Currently last dqput() can race with dquot_scan_active() causing it to
call callback for an already deactivated dquot. The race is as follows:
CPU1 CPU2
dqput()
spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
if (atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count) > 1) {
- not taken
if (test_bit(DQ_ACTIVE_B, &dquot->dq_flags)) {
spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
->release_dquot(dquot);
if (atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count) > 1)
- not taken
dquot_scan_active()
spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
if (!test_bit(DQ_ACTIVE_B, &dquot->dq_flags))
- not taken
atomic_inc(&dquot->dq_count);
spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
- proceeds to release dquot
ret = fn(dquot, priv);
- called for inactive dquot
Fix the problem by making sure possible ->release_dquot() is finished by
the time we call the callback and new calls to it will notice reference
dquot_scan_active() has taken and bail out.
CC: stable@vger.kernel.org # >= 2.6.29
Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/cpu-freq/core.txt')
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