1. 01 8月, 2008 7 次提交
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      [PATCH] configfs: Pin configfs subsystems separately from new config_items. · 70526b67
      Joel Becker 提交于
      configfs_mkdir() creates a new item by calling its parent's
      ->make_item/group() functions.  Once that object is created,
      configfs_mkdir() calls try_module_get() on the new item's module.  If it
      succeeds, the module owning the new item cannot be unloaded, and
      configfs is safe to reference the item.
      
      If the item and the subsystem it belongs to are part of the same module,
      the subsystem is also pinned.  This is the common case.
      
      However, if the subsystem is made up of multiple modules, this may not
      pin the subsystem.  Thus, it would be possible to unload the toplevel
      subsystem module while there is still a child item.  Thus, we now
      try_module_get() the subsystem's module.  This only really affects
      children of the toplevel subsystem group.  Deeper children already have
      their parents pinned.
      Signed-off-by: NJoel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com>
      Signed-off-by: NMark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
      70526b67
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      [PATCH] configfs: Fix open directory making rmdir() fail · 99cefda4
      Louis Rilling 提交于
      When checking for user-created elements under an item to be removed by rmdir(),
      configfs_detach_prep() counts fake configfs_dirents created by dir_open() as
      user-created and fails when finding one. It is however perfectly valid to remove
      a directory that is open.
      
      Simply make configfs_detach_prep() skip fake configfs_dirent, like it already
      does for attributes, and like detach_groups() does.
      Signed-off-by: NLouis Rilling <louis.rilling@kerlabs.com>
      Signed-off-by: NJoel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com>
      Signed-off-by: NMark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
      99cefda4
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      [PATCH] configfs: Lock new directory inodes before removing on cleanup after failure · 2e2ce171
      Louis Rilling 提交于
      Once a new configfs directory is created by configfs_attach_item() or
      configfs_attach_group(), a failure in the remaining initialization steps leads
      to removing a directory which inode the VFS may have already accessed.
      
      This commit adds the necessary inode locking to safely remove configfs
      directories while cleaning up after a failure. As an advantage, the locking
      rules of populate_groups() and detach_groups() become the same: the caller must
      have the group's inode mutex locked.
      Signed-off-by: NLouis Rilling <louis.rilling@kerlabs.com>
      Signed-off-by: NJoel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com>
      Signed-off-by: NMark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
      2e2ce171
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      [PATCH] configfs: Prevent userspace from creating new entries under attaching directories · 2a109f2a
      Louis Rilling 提交于
      process 1: 					process 2:
      configfs_mkdir("A")
        attach_group("A")
          attach_item("A")
            d_instantiate("A")
          populate_groups("A")
            mutex_lock("A")
            attach_group("A/B")
              attach_item("A")
                d_instantiate("A/B")
      						mkdir("A/B/C")
      						  do_path_lookup("A/B/C", LOOKUP_PARENT)
      						    ok
      						  lookup_create("A/B/C")
      						    mutex_lock("A/B")
      						    ok
      						  configfs_mkdir("A/B/C")
      						    ok
            attach_group("A/C")
              attach_item("A/C")
                d_instantiate("A/C")
              populate_groups("A/C")
                mutex_lock("A/C")
                attach_group("A/C/D")
                  attach_item("A/C/D")
                    failure
                mutex_unlock("A/C")
                detach_groups("A/C")
                  nothing to do
      						mkdir("A/C/E")
      						  do_path_lookup("A/C/E", LOOKUP_PARENT)
      						    ok
      						  lookup_create("A/C/E")
      						    mutex_lock("A/C")
      						    ok
      						  configfs_mkdir("A/C/E")
      						    ok
              detach_item("A/C")
              d_delete("A/C")
            mutex_unlock("A")
            detach_groups("A")
              mutex_lock("A/B")
              detach_group("A/B")
      	  detach_groups("A/B")
      	    nothing since no _default_ group
                detach_item("A/B")
              mutex_unlock("A/B")
              d_delete("A/B")
          detach_item("A")
          d_delete("A")
      
      Two bugs:
      
      1/ "A/B/C" and "A/C/E" are created, but never removed while their parent are
      removed in the end. The same could happen with symlink() instead of mkdir().
      
      2/ "A" and "A/C" inodes are not locked while detach_item() is called on them,
         which may probably confuse VFS.
      
      This commit fixes 1/, tagging new directories with CONFIGFS_USET_CREATING before
      building the inode and instantiating the dentry, and validating the whole
      group+default groups hierarchy in a second pass by clearing
      CONFIGFS_USET_CREATING.
      	mkdir(), symlink(), lookup(), and dir_open() simply return -ENOENT if
      called in (or linking to) a directory tagged with CONFIGFS_USET_CREATING. This
      does not prevent userspace from calling stat() successfuly on such directories,
      but this prevents userspace from adding (children to | symlinking from/to |
      read/write attributes of | listing the contents of) not validated items. In
      other words, userspace will not interact with the subsystem on a new item until
      the new item creation completes correctly.
      	It was first proposed to re-use CONFIGFS_USET_IN_MKDIR instead of a new
      flag CONFIGFS_USET_CREATING, but this generated conflicts when checking the
      target of a new symlink: a valid target directory in the middle of attaching
      a new user-created child item could be wrongly detected as being attached.
      
      2/ is fixed by next commit.
      Signed-off-by: NLouis Rilling <louis.rilling@kerlabs.com>
      Signed-off-by: NJoel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com>
      Signed-off-by: NMark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
      2a109f2a
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      [PATCH] configfs: Fix failing symlink() making rmdir() fail · 9a73d78c
      Louis Rilling 提交于
      On a similar pattern as mkdir() vs rmdir(), a failing symlink() may make rmdir()
      fail for the symlink's parent and the symlink's target as well.
      
      failing symlink() making target's rmdir() fail:
      
      	process 1:				process 2:
      	symlink("A/S" -> "B")
      	  allow_link()
      	  create_link()
      	    attach to "B" links list
      						rmdir("B")
      						  detach_prep("B")
      						    error because of new link
      	    configfs_create_link("A", "S")
      	      error (eg -ENOMEM)
      
      failing symlink() making parent's rmdir() fail:
      
      	process 1:				process 2:
      	symlink("A/D/S" -> "B")
      	  allow_link()
      	  create_link()
      	    attach to "B" links list
      	    configfs_create_link("A/D", "S")
      	      make_dirent("A/D", "S")
      						rmdir("A")
      						  detach_prep("A")
      						    detach_prep("A/D")
      						      error because of "S"
      	      create("S")
      	        error (eg -ENOMEM)
      
      We cannot use the same solution as for mkdir() vs rmdir(), since rmdir() on the
      target cannot wait on the i_mutex of the new symlink's parent without risking a
      deadlock (with other symlink() or sys_rename()). Instead we define a global
      mutex protecting all configfs symlinks attachment, so that rmdir() can avoid the
      races above.
      Signed-off-by: NLouis Rilling <louis.rilling@kerlabs.com>
      Signed-off-by: NJoel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com>
      Signed-off-by: NMark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
      9a73d78c
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      [PATCH] configfs: Fix symlink() to a removing item · 4768e9b1
      Louis Rilling 提交于
      The rule for configfs symlinks is that symlinks always point to valid
      config_items, and prevent the target from being removed. However,
      configfs_symlink() only checks that it can grab a reference on the target item,
      without ensuring that it remains alive until the symlink is correctly attached.
      
      This patch makes configfs_symlink() fail whenever the target is being removed,
      using the CONFIGFS_USET_DROPPING flag set by configfs_detach_prep() and
      protected by configfs_dirent_lock.
      
      This patch introduces a similar (weird?) behavior as with mkdir failures making
      rmdir fail: if symlink() races with rmdir() of the parent directory (or its
      youngest user-created ancestor if parent is a default group) or rmdir() of the
      target directory, and then fails in configfs_create(), this can make the racing
      rmdir() fail despite the concerned directory having no user-created entry (resp.
      no symlink pointing to it or one of its default groups) in the end.
      This behavior is fixed in later patches.
      Signed-off-by: NLouis Rilling <louis.rilling@kerlabs.com>
      Signed-off-by: NJoel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com>
      Signed-off-by: NMark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
      4768e9b1
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      [PATCH] configfs: Include linux/err.h in linux/configfs.h · dacdd0e0
      Joel Becker 提交于
      We now use PTR_ERR() in the ->make_item() and ->make_group() operations.
      Folks including configfs.h need err.h.
      Signed-off-by: NJoel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com>
      Signed-off-by: NMark Fasheh <mfasheh@suse.com>
      dacdd0e0
  2. 31 7月, 2008 33 次提交