linux-kernel - [040/145] net-sysfs: Use rtnl_trylock in wireless sysfs methods.

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Message-Id: <20100313002708.732128828@kvm.kroah.org>
Date:	Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:26:13 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [040/145] net-sysfs: Use rtnl_trylock in wireless sysfs methods.

2.6.32-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

----------------
From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>

[ Upstream commit b8afe6416101549e877f8470f2a160df69676166 ]

The wireless sysfs methods like the rest of the networking sysfs
methods are removed with the rtnl_lock held and block until
the existing methods stop executing.  So use rtnl_trylock
and restart_syscall so that the code continues to work.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 net/core/net-sysfs.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ static ssize_t wireless_show(struct devi
 	const struct iw_statistics *iw;
 	ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	rtnl_lock();
+	if (!rtnl_trylock())
+		return restart_syscall();
 	if (dev_isalive(dev)) {
 		iw = get_wireless_stats(dev);
 		if (iw)


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