@@ -2579,7 +2579,6 @@ static int prepend_path(const struct path *path,
bool slash = false;
int error = 0;
- br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
while (dentry != root->dentry || vfsmnt != root->mnt) {
struct dentry * parent;
@@ -2609,8 +2608,6 @@ static int prepend_path(const struct path *path,
if (!error && !slash)
error = prepend(buffer, buflen, "/", 1);
-out:
- br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
return error;
global_root:
@@ -2627,7 +2624,7 @@ global_root:
error = prepend(buffer, buflen, "/", 1);
if (!error)
error = real_mount(vfsmnt)->mnt_ns ? 1 : 2;
- goto out;
+ return error;
}
/**
@@ -2654,9 +2651,11 @@ char *__d_path(const struct path *path,
int error;
prepend(&res, &buflen, "\0", 1);
+ br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
write_seqlock(&rename_lock);
error = prepend_path(path, root, &res, &buflen);
write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
+ br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
if (error < 0)
return ERR_PTR(error);
@@ -2673,9 +2672,11 @@ char *d_absolute_path(const struct path *path,
int error;
prepend(&res, &buflen, "\0", 1);
+ br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
write_seqlock(&rename_lock);
error = prepend_path(path, &root, &res, &buflen);
write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
+ br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
if (error > 1)
error = -EINVAL;
@@ -2739,11 +2740,13 @@ char *d_path(const struct path *path, char *buf, int buflen)
return path->dentry->d_op->d_dname(path->dentry, buf, buflen);
get_fs_root(current->fs, &root);
+ br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
write_seqlock(&rename_lock);
error = path_with_deleted(path, &root, &res, &buflen);
+ write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
+ br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
if (error < 0)
res = ERR_PTR(error);
- write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
path_put(&root);
return res;
}
@@ -2898,6 +2901,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(getcwd, char __user *, buf, unsigned long, size)
get_fs_root_and_pwd(current->fs, &root, &pwd);
error = -ENOENT;
+ br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
write_seqlock(&rename_lock);
if (!d_unlinked(pwd.dentry)) {
unsigned long len;
@@ -2907,6 +2911,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(getcwd, char __user *, buf, unsigned long, size)
prepend(&cwd, &buflen, "\0", 1);
error = prepend_path(&pwd, &root, &cwd, &buflen);
write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
+ br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
if (error < 0)
goto out;
@@ -2927,6 +2932,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(getcwd, char __user *, buf, unsigned long, size)
}
} else {
write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
+ br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
}
out:
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled Nest rename_lock inside vfsmount_lock to the linux-3.5.y-queue branch of the 3.5.y.z extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.5.y-queue If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.5.y.z tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Luis ------ From cebb4965e52effdec2c7fce701151a566ffac4f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:25:57 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Nest rename_lock inside vfsmount_lock commit 7ea600b5314529f9d1b9d6d3c41cb26fce6a7a4a upstream. ... lest we get livelocks between path_is_under() and d_path() and friends. The thing is, wrt fairness lglocks are more similar to rwsems than to rwlocks; it is possible to have thread B spin on attempt to take lock shared while thread A is already holding it shared, if B is on lower-numbered CPU than A and there's a thread C spinning on attempt to take the same lock exclusive. As the result, we need consistent ordering between vfsmount_lock (lglock) and rename_lock (seq_lock), even though everything that takes both is going to take vfsmount_lock only shared. Spotted-by: Brad Spengler <spender@grsecurity.net> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> [ luis: adjust context ] Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com> --- fs/dcache.c | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) -- 1.8.1.2