linux-kernel - [PATCH] reiserfs: Don't call reiserfs_get

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Date:	Thu,  7 Jan 2010 13:49:37 +0100
From:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
To:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de>,
	Alexander Beregalov <a.beregalov@...il.com>,
	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: [PATCH] reiserfs: Don't call reiserfs_get_acl() with the reiserfs lock

reiserfs_get_acl is usually not called under the reiserfs lock,
as it doesn't need it. But it happens when it is called by
reiserfs_acl_chmod(), which creates a dependency inversion against
the private xattr inodes mutexes for the given inode.

We need to call it without the reiserfs lock, especially since
it's unnecessary.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de>
Cc: Alexander Beregalov <a.beregalov@...il.com>
Cc: Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
---
 fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
index 35d6e67..f559c9e 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
@@ -452,7 +452,9 @@ int reiserfs_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	acl = reiserfs_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+	reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
 	if (!acl)
 		return 0;
 	if (IS_ERR(acl))
-- 
1.6.2.3

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