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Date:	Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:53:16 -0400
From:	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
To:	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>
Cc:	trond.myklebust@....uio.no, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
	nfsv4@...ux-nfs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] lockd: close potential race with rapid
	lockd_up/lockd_down cycle

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 10:03:12AM -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> If lockd_down is called very rapidly after lockd_up returns, then
> there is a slim chance that lockd() will never be called. kthread()
> will return before calling the function, so we'll end up never
> actually calling the cleanup functions for the thread.

Looks OK to me, thanks.  Applied (for 2.6.27, unless someone wants to
argue it's more urgent.)

--b.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>
> ---
>  fs/lockd/svc.c |   33 +++++++++++++--------------------
>  1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc.c b/fs/lockd/svc.c
> index 2169af4..5bd9bf0 100644
> --- a/fs/lockd/svc.c
> +++ b/fs/lockd/svc.c
> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nlmsvc_ops);
>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(nlmsvc_mutex);
>  static unsigned int		nlmsvc_users;
>  static struct task_struct	*nlmsvc_task;
> -static struct svc_serv		*nlmsvc_serv;
> +static struct svc_rqst		*nlmsvc_rqst;
>  int				nlmsvc_grace_period;
>  unsigned long			nlmsvc_timeout;
>  
> @@ -194,20 +194,11 @@ lockd(void *vrqstp)
>  
>  		svc_process(rqstp);
>  	}
> -
>  	flush_signals(current);
>  	if (nlmsvc_ops)
>  		nlmsvc_invalidate_all();
>  	nlm_shutdown_hosts();
> -
>  	unlock_kernel();
> -
> -	nlmsvc_task = NULL;
> -	nlmsvc_serv = NULL;
> -
> -	/* Exit the RPC thread */
> -	svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
> -
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> @@ -254,16 +245,15 @@ int
>  lockd_up(int proto) /* Maybe add a 'family' option when IPv6 is supported ?? */
>  {
>  	struct svc_serv *serv;
> -	struct svc_rqst *rqstp;
>  	int		error = 0;
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
>  	/*
>  	 * Check whether we're already up and running.
>  	 */
> -	if (nlmsvc_serv) {
> +	if (nlmsvc_rqst) {
>  		if (proto)
> -			error = make_socks(nlmsvc_serv, proto);
> +			error = make_socks(nlmsvc_rqst->rq_server, proto);
>  		goto out;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -288,9 +278,10 @@ lockd_up(int proto) /* Maybe add a 'family' option when IPv6 is supported ?? */
>  	/*
>  	 * Create the kernel thread and wait for it to start.
>  	 */
> -	rqstp = svc_prepare_thread(serv, &serv->sv_pools[0]);
> -	if (IS_ERR(rqstp)) {
> -		error = PTR_ERR(rqstp);
> +	nlmsvc_rqst = svc_prepare_thread(serv, &serv->sv_pools[0]);
> +	if (IS_ERR(nlmsvc_rqst)) {
> +		error = PTR_ERR(nlmsvc_rqst);
> +		nlmsvc_rqst = NULL;
>  		printk(KERN_WARNING
>  			"lockd_up: svc_rqst allocation failed, error=%d\n",
>  			error);
> @@ -298,16 +289,15 @@ lockd_up(int proto) /* Maybe add a 'family' option when IPv6 is supported ?? */
>  	}
>  
>  	svc_sock_update_bufs(serv);
> -	nlmsvc_serv = rqstp->rq_server;
>  
> -	nlmsvc_task = kthread_run(lockd, rqstp, serv->sv_name);
> +	nlmsvc_task = kthread_run(lockd, nlmsvc_rqst, serv->sv_name);
>  	if (IS_ERR(nlmsvc_task)) {
>  		error = PTR_ERR(nlmsvc_task);
> +		svc_exit_thread(nlmsvc_rqst);
>  		nlmsvc_task = NULL;
> -		nlmsvc_serv = NULL;
> +		nlmsvc_rqst = NULL;
>  		printk(KERN_WARNING
>  			"lockd_up: kthread_run failed, error=%d\n", error);
> -		svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
>  		goto destroy_and_out;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -346,6 +336,9 @@ lockd_down(void)
>  		BUG();
>  	}
>  	kthread_stop(nlmsvc_task);
> +	svc_exit_thread(nlmsvc_rqst);
> +	nlmsvc_task = NULL;
> +	nlmsvc_rqst = NULL;
>  out:
>  	mutex_unlock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
>  }
> -- 
> 1.5.3.6
> 
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