This patch introduces configfs_dirent_lock spinlock to protect configfs_dirent traversals against linkage mutations (add/del/move). This will allow configfs_detach_prep() to avoid locking i_mutexes. Locking rules for configfs_dirent linkage mutations are the same plus the requirement of taking configfs_dirent_lock. For configfs_dirent walking, one can either take appropriate i_mutex as before, or take configfs_dirent_lock. The spinlock could actually be a mutex, but the critical sections are either O(1) or should not be too long (default groups walking in last patch). Signed-off-by: Louis Rilling --- fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h | 3 +++ fs/configfs/dir.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ fs/configfs/inode.c | 2 ++ fs/configfs/symlink.c | 2 ++ 4 files changed, 32 insertions(+) Index: b/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h =================================================================== --- a/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h 2008-06-12 13:44:27.000000000 +0200 +++ b/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h 2008-06-12 13:44:34.000000000 +0200 @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ #include #include +#include struct configfs_dirent { atomic_t s_count; @@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ struct configfs_dirent { #define CONFIGFS_USET_DROPPING 0x0100 #define CONFIGFS_NOT_PINNED (CONFIGFS_ITEM_ATTR) +extern spinlock_t configfs_dirent_lock; + extern struct vfsmount * configfs_mount; extern struct kmem_cache *configfs_dir_cachep; Index: b/fs/configfs/dir.c =================================================================== --- a/fs/configfs/dir.c 2008-06-12 13:44:27.000000000 +0200 +++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c 2008-06-12 15:20:26.000000000 +0200 @@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ #include "configfs_internal.h" DECLARE_RWSEM(configfs_rename_sem); +/* + * Protects configfs_dirent traversals against linkage mutations + * Can be used as an alternative to taking the concerned i_mutex + */ +DEFINE_SPINLOCK(configfs_dirent_lock); static void configfs_d_iput(struct dentry * dentry, struct inode * inode) @@ -79,7 +84,9 @@ static struct configfs_dirent *configfs_ atomic_set(&sd->s_count, 1); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sd->s_links); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sd->s_children); + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_add(&sd->s_sibling, &parent_sd->s_children); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); sd->s_element = element; return sd; @@ -173,7 +180,9 @@ static int create_dir(struct config_item } else { struct configfs_dirent *sd = d->d_fsdata; if (sd) { + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_del_init(&sd->s_sibling); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); configfs_put(sd); } } @@ -224,7 +233,9 @@ int configfs_create_link(struct configfs else { struct configfs_dirent *sd = dentry->d_fsdata; if (sd) { + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_del_init(&sd->s_sibling); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); configfs_put(sd); } } @@ -238,7 +249,9 @@ static void remove_dir(struct dentry * d struct configfs_dirent * sd; sd = d->d_fsdata; + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_del_init(&sd->s_sibling); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); configfs_put(sd); if (d->d_inode) simple_rmdir(parent->d_inode,d); @@ -410,7 +423,9 @@ static void detach_attrs(struct config_i list_for_each_entry_safe(sd, tmp, &parent_sd->s_children, s_sibling) { if (!sd->s_element || !(sd->s_type & CONFIGFS_NOT_PINNED)) continue; + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_del_init(&sd->s_sibling); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); configfs_drop_dentry(sd, dentry); configfs_put(sd); } @@ -1268,7 +1283,9 @@ static int configfs_dir_close(struct ino struct configfs_dirent * cursor = file->private_data; mutex_lock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex); + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_del_init(&cursor->s_sibling); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex); release_configfs_dirent(cursor); @@ -1308,7 +1325,9 @@ static int configfs_readdir(struct file /* fallthrough */ default: if (filp->f_pos == 2) { + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_move(q, &parent_sd->s_children); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); } for (p=q->next; p!= &parent_sd->s_children; p=p->next) { struct configfs_dirent *next; @@ -1331,7 +1350,9 @@ static int configfs_readdir(struct file dt_type(next)) < 0) return 0; + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_move(q, p); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); p = q; filp->f_pos++; } @@ -1362,7 +1383,9 @@ static loff_t configfs_dir_lseek(struct struct list_head *p; loff_t n = file->f_pos - 2; + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_del(&cursor->s_sibling); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); p = sd->s_children.next; while (n && p != &sd->s_children) { struct configfs_dirent *next; @@ -1372,7 +1395,9 @@ static loff_t configfs_dir_lseek(struct n--; p = p->next; } + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_add_tail(&cursor->s_sibling, p); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); } } mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex); Index: b/fs/configfs/inode.c =================================================================== --- a/fs/configfs/inode.c 2008-06-12 13:44:27.000000000 +0200 +++ b/fs/configfs/inode.c 2008-06-12 13:44:34.000000000 +0200 @@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ void configfs_hash_and_remove(struct den if (!sd->s_element) continue; if (!strcmp(configfs_get_name(sd), name)) { + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_del_init(&sd->s_sibling); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); configfs_drop_dentry(sd, dir); configfs_put(sd); break; Index: b/fs/configfs/symlink.c =================================================================== --- a/fs/configfs/symlink.c 2008-06-12 13:44:27.000000000 +0200 +++ b/fs/configfs/symlink.c 2008-06-12 13:44:34.000000000 +0200 @@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ int configfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, s parent_item = configfs_get_config_item(dentry->d_parent); type = parent_item->ci_type; + spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); list_del_init(&sd->s_sibling); + spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); configfs_drop_dentry(sd, dentry->d_parent); dput(dentry); configfs_put(sd); -- Dr Louis Rilling Kerlabs Skype: louis.rilling Batiment Germanium Phone: (+33|0) 6 80 89 08 23 80 avenue des Buttes de Coesmes http://www.kerlabs.com/ 35700 Rennes -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/