linux-kernel - [PATCH 15/25] unix_find_other() elevate write count for touch

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Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:53:08 -0700
From:	Dave Hansen <haveblue@...ibm.com>
To:	akpm@...l.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hch@...radead.org,
	Dave Hansen <haveblue@...ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 15/25] unix_find_other() elevate write count for touch_atime()



Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <haveblue@...ibm.com>
Acked-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
---

 lxc-dave/net/unix/af_unix.c |   16 ++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff -puN net/unix/af_unix.c~unix-find-other-elevate-write-count-for-touch-atime net/unix/af_unix.c
--- lxc/net/unix/af_unix.c~unix-find-other-elevate-write-count-for-touch-atime	2007-09-20 12:16:17.000000000 -0700
+++ lxc-dave/net/unix/af_unix.c	2007-09-20 12:16:17.000000000 -0700
@@ -729,21 +729,27 @@ static struct sock *unix_find_other(stru
 		err = path_lookup(sunname->sun_path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
 		if (err)
 			goto fail;
+
+		err = mnt_want_write(nd.mnt);
+		if (err)
+			goto put_path_fail;
+
 		err = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_WRITE);
 		if (err)
-			goto put_fail;
+			goto mnt_drop_write_fail;
 
 		err = -ECONNREFUSED;
 		if (!S_ISSOCK(nd.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
-			goto put_fail;
+			goto mnt_drop_write_fail;
 		u=unix_find_socket_byinode(nd.dentry->d_inode);
 		if (!u)
-			goto put_fail;
+			goto mnt_drop_write_fail;
 
 		if (u->sk_type == type)
 			touch_atime(nd.mnt, nd.dentry);
 
 		path_release(&nd);
+		mnt_drop_write(nd.mnt);
 
 		err=-EPROTOTYPE;
 		if (u->sk_type != type) {
@@ -763,7 +769,9 @@ static struct sock *unix_find_other(stru
 	}
 	return u;
 
-put_fail:
+mnt_drop_write_fail:
+	mnt_drop_write(nd.mnt);
+put_path_fail:
 	path_release(&nd);
 fail:
 	*error=err;
_
-
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