linux-kernel - [RFC][PATCH -mm 2/3] PM: Disable usermode helper before hibernation/suspend

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Date:	Sun, 27 May 2007 22:30:56 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	pm list <linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Nigel Cunningham <nigel@...el.suspend2.net>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
Subject: [RFC][PATCH -mm 2/3] PM: Disable usermode helper before hibernation/suspend

From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl>

Use a hibernation and suspend notifier to disable the user mode helper before
a hibernation/suspend and enable it after the operation.

Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl>

 kernel/kmod.c |   31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6.22-rc3/kernel/kmod.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.22-rc3.orig/kernel/kmod.c	2007-05-27 18:56:44.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.22-rc3/kernel/kmod.c	2007-05-27 19:43:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/resource.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 extern int max_threads;
@@ -46,6 +48,14 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *khelper_
 */
 char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/modprobe";
 
+/*
+ * If set, both call_usermodehelper_keys() and call_usermodehelper_pipe() exit
+ * immediately returning -EBUSY.  Used for preventing user land processes from
+ * being created after the user land has been frozen during a system-wide
+ * hibernation or suspend operation.
+ */
+static int usermodehelper_disabled;
+
 /**
  * request_module - try to load a kernel module
  * @fmt:     printf style format string for the name of the module
@@ -251,6 +261,22 @@ static void __call_usermodehelper(struct
 		complete(sub_info->complete);
 }
 
+static int usermodehelper_pm_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+					unsigned long action,
+					void *ignored)
+{
+	switch (action) {
+	case PM_PRE_FREEZE:
+		usermodehelper_disabled = 1;
+		return NOTIFY_OK;
+	case PM_POST_THAW:
+		usermodehelper_disabled = 0;
+		return NOTIFY_OK;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
 /**
  * call_usermodehelper_keys - start a usermode application
  * @path: pathname for the application
@@ -276,7 +302,7 @@ int call_usermodehelper_keys(char *path,
 	struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
 	int retval;
 
-	if (!khelper_wq)
+	if (!khelper_wq || usermodehelper_disabled)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if (path[0] == '\0')
@@ -319,7 +345,7 @@ int call_usermodehelper_pipe(char *path,
 	};
 	struct file *f;
 
-	if (!khelper_wq)
+	if (!khelper_wq || usermodehelper_disabled)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if (path[0] == '\0')
@@ -347,4 +373,5 @@ void __init usermodehelper_init(void)
 {
 	khelper_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("khelper");
 	BUG_ON(!khelper_wq);
+	pm_notifier(usermodehelper_pm_callback, 0);
 }

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