Re: [PATCH] nlm_shutdown_hosts_net() cleanup

From: J. Bruce Fields
Date: Mon Oct 30 2017 - 10:49:48 EST


On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 04:47:58PM +0300, Vasily Averin wrote:
> nlm_complain_hosts() walk through nlm_server_hosts hlist that should be
> protected by nlm_host_mutex.

I haven't looked at the NLM locking in ages. Do we know who else might
actually be accessing this list concurrently?

--b.

>
> Signed-off-by: Vasily Averin <vvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/lockd/host.c | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/lockd/host.c b/fs/lockd/host.c
> index d716c99..089c1d7 100644
> --- a/fs/lockd/host.c
> +++ b/fs/lockd/host.c
> @@ -617,9 +617,8 @@ nlm_shutdown_hosts_net(struct net *net)
>
> /* Then, perform a garbage collection pass */
> nlm_gc_hosts(net);
> - mutex_unlock(&nlm_host_mutex);
> -
> nlm_complain_hosts(net);
> + mutex_unlock(&nlm_host_mutex);
> }
>
> /*
> --
> 2.7.4