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proc: stop using BKL
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There are four BKL users in proc: de_put(), proc_lookup_de(),
proc_readdir_de(), proc_root_readdir(),

1) de_put()
-----------
de_put() is classic atomic_dec_and_test() refcount wrapper -- no BKL
needed. BKL doesn't matter to possible refcount leak as well.

2) proc_lookup_de()
-------------------
Walking PDE list is protected by proc_subdir_lock(), proc_get_inode() is
potentially blocking, all callers of proc_lookup_de() eventually end up
from ->lookup hooks which is protected by directory's ->i_mutex -- BKL
doesn't protect anything.

3) proc_readdir_de()
--------------------
"." and ".." part doesn't need BKL, walking PDE list is under
proc_subdir_lock, calling filldir callback is potentially blocking
because it writes to luserspace. All proc_readdir_de() callers
eventually come from ->readdir hook which is under directory's
->i_mutex -- BKL doesn't protect anything.

4) proc_root_readdir_de()
-------------------------
proc_root_readdir_de is ->readdir hook, see (3).

Since readdir hooks doesn't use BKL anymore, switch to
generic_file_llseek, since it also takes directory's i_mutex.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
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Alexey Dobriyan committed Jan 5, 2009
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8 changes: 2 additions & 6 deletions fs/proc/generic.c
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#include <linux/stat.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/mount.h>
#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/idr.h>
#include <linux/namei.h>
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struct inode *inode = NULL;
int error = -ENOENT;

lock_kernel();
spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
for (de = de->subdir; de ; de = de->next) {
if (de->namelen != dentry->d_name.len)
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}
spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
out_unlock:
unlock_kernel();

if (inode) {
dentry->d_op = &proc_dentry_operations;
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struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
int ret = 0;

lock_kernel();

ino = inode->i_ino;
i = filp->f_pos;
switch (i) {
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spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
}
ret = 1;
out: unlock_kernel();
out:
return ret;
}

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* the /proc directory.
*/
static const struct file_operations proc_dir_operations = {
.llseek = generic_file_llseek,
.read = generic_read_dir,
.readdir = proc_readdir,
};
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3 changes: 0 additions & 3 deletions fs/proc/inode.c
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Expand Up @@ -35,16 +35,13 @@ struct proc_dir_entry *de_get(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
*/
void de_put(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
{
lock_kernel();
if (!atomic_read(&de->count)) {
printk("de_put: entry %s already free!\n", de->name);
unlock_kernel();
return;
}

if (atomic_dec_and_test(&de->count))
free_proc_entry(de);
unlock_kernel();
}

/*
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion fs/proc/proc_net.c
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#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/bitops.h>
#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/mount.h>
#include <linux/nsproxy.h>
#include <net/net_namespace.h>
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}

const struct file_operations proc_net_operations = {
.llseek = generic_file_llseek,
.read = generic_read_dir,
.readdir = proc_tgid_net_readdir,
};
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8 changes: 1 addition & 7 deletions fs/proc/root.c
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#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/bitops.h>
#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/mount.h>
#include <linux/pid_namespace.h>

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unsigned int nr = filp->f_pos;
int ret;

lock_kernel();

if (nr < FIRST_PROCESS_ENTRY) {
int error = proc_readdir(filp, dirent, filldir);
if (error <= 0) {
unlock_kernel();
if (error <= 0)
return error;
}
filp->f_pos = FIRST_PROCESS_ENTRY;
}
unlock_kernel();

ret = proc_pid_readdir(filp, dirent, filldir);
return ret;
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