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Message-ID: <CAPLs8y8smiRj_Xbtme3v165CuyJOnJpA_pJNwdCMLWb2M1-e8A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:31:41 +0200
From:	Lucian Adrian Grijincu <lucian.grijincu@...il.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Damien Millescamps <damien.millescamps@...nd.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 22/29] sysctl: Stop requiring explicit management of
 sysctl directories

On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 6:51 AM, Eric W. Biederman
<ebiederm@...ssion.com> wrote:
> Simplify the code and the sysctl semantics by autogenerating
> sysctl directories when a sysctl table is registered that needs
> the directories and autodeleting the directories when there are
> no more sysctl tables registered that need them.
>
> Autogenerating directories keeps sysctl tables from depending
> on each other, removing all of the arcane register/unregister
> ordering constraints and makes it impossible to get the order
> wrong when reigsering and unregistering sysctl tables.
>
> Autogenerating directories yields one unique entity that dentries
> can point to, retaining the current effective use of the dcache.
>
> Add struct ctl_dir as the type of these new autogenerated
> directories.
>
> The attached_by and attached_to fields in ctl_table_header are
> removed as they are no longer needed.
>
> The child field in ctl_table is no longer needed by the core of
> the sysctl code.  ctl_table.child can be removed once all of the
> existing users have been updated.
>
> Benchmark before:
>    make-dummies 0 999 -> 0.7s
>    rmmod dummy        -> 0.07s
>    make-dummies 0 9999 -> 1m10s
>    rmmod dummy         -> 0.4s
>
> Benchmark after:
>    make-dummies 0 999 -> 0.44s
>    rmmod dummy        -> 0.065s
>    make-dummies 0 9999 -> 1m36s
>    rmmod dummy         -> 0.4s
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> ---
>  fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c  |  342 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
>  include/linux/sysctl.h |   10 +-
>  2 files changed, 150 insertions(+), 202 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
> index 65c13dd..3c0767d 100644
> --- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
> +++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
> @@ -28,28 +28,31 @@ void proc_sys_poll_notify(struct ctl_table_poll *poll)
>  static struct ctl_table root_table[] = {
>        {
>                .procname = "",
> -               .mode = S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO,
> -               .child = &root_table[1],
> +               .mode = S_IFDIR|S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO,
>        },
>        { }
>  };
>  static struct ctl_table_root sysctl_table_root;
> -static struct ctl_table_header root_table_header = {
> -       {{.count = 1,
> -         .nreg = 1,
> -         .ctl_table = root_table,
> -         .ctl_entry = LIST_HEAD_INIT(sysctl_table_root.default_set.list),}},
> -       .root = &sysctl_table_root,
> -       .set = &sysctl_table_root.default_set,
> +static struct ctl_dir sysctl_root_dir = {
> +       .header = {
> +               {{.count = 1,
> +                 .nreg = 1,
> +                 .ctl_table = root_table,
> +                 .ctl_entry = LIST_HEAD_INIT(sysctl_table_root.default_set.list),}},
> +               .root = &sysctl_table_root,
> +               .set = &sysctl_table_root.default_set,
> +       },
>  };
>  static struct ctl_table_root sysctl_table_root = {
>        .root_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(sysctl_table_root.root_list),
> -       .default_set.list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(root_table_header.ctl_entry),
> +       .default_set.list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(sysctl_root_dir.header.ctl_entry),
>        .default_set.root = &sysctl_table_root,
>  };
>
>  static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sysctl_lock);
>
> +static void drop_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header *header);
> +
>  static int namecmp(const char *name1, int len1, const char *name2, int len2)
>  {
>        int minlen;
> @@ -66,29 +69,18 @@ static int namecmp(const char *name1, int len1, const char *name2, int len2)
>  }
>
>  static struct ctl_table *find_entry(struct ctl_table_header **phead,
> -       struct ctl_table_set *set,
> -       struct ctl_table_header *dir_head, struct ctl_table *dir,
> +       struct ctl_table_set *set, struct ctl_dir *dir,
>        const char *name, int namelen)
>  {
>        struct ctl_table_header *head;
>        struct ctl_table *entry;
>
> -       if (dir_head->set == set) {
> -               for (entry = dir; entry->procname; entry++) {
> -                       const char *procname = entry->procname;
> -                       if (namecmp(procname, strlen(procname), name, namelen) == 0) {
> -                               *phead = dir_head;
> -                               return entry;
> -                       }
> -               }
> -       }
> -
>        list_for_each_entry(head, &set->list, ctl_entry) {
>                if (head->unregistering)
>                        continue;
> -               if (head->attached_to != dir)
> +               if (head->parent != dir)
>                        continue;
> -               for (entry = head->attached_by; entry->procname; entry++) {
> +               for (entry = head->ctl_table; entry->procname; entry++) {
>                        const char *procname = entry->procname;
>                        if (namecmp(procname, strlen(procname), name, namelen) == 0) {
>                                *phead = head;
> @@ -103,6 +95,7 @@ static void init_header(struct ctl_table_header *head,
>        struct ctl_table_root *root, struct ctl_table_set *set,
>        struct ctl_table *table)
>  {
> +       head->ctl_table = table;
>        head->ctl_table_arg = table;
>        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&head->ctl_entry);
>        head->used = 0;
> @@ -119,9 +112,10 @@ static void erase_header(struct ctl_table_header *head)
>        list_del_init(&head->ctl_entry);
>  }
>
> -static void insert_header(struct ctl_table_header *header)
> +static void insert_header(struct ctl_dir *dir, struct ctl_table_header *header)
>  {
> -       header->parent->count++;
> +       header->parent = dir;
> +       header->parent->header.nreg++;
>        list_add_tail(&header->ctl_entry, &header->set->list);
>  }
>
> @@ -219,8 +213,7 @@ lookup_header_list(struct ctl_table_root *root, struct nsproxy *namespaces)
>  }
>
>  static struct ctl_table *lookup_entry(struct ctl_table_header **phead,
> -                                     struct ctl_table_header *dir_head,
> -                                     struct ctl_table *dir,
> +                                     struct ctl_dir *dir,
>                                      const char *name, int namelen)
>  {
>        struct ctl_table_header *head;
> @@ -232,7 +225,7 @@ static struct ctl_table *lookup_entry(struct ctl_table_header **phead,
>        root = &sysctl_table_root;
>        do {
>                set = lookup_header_set(root, current->nsproxy);
> -               entry = find_entry(&head, set, dir_head, dir, name, namelen);
> +               entry = find_entry(&head, set, dir, name, namelen);
>                if (entry && use_table(head))
>                        *phead = head;
>                else
> @@ -244,7 +237,7 @@ static struct ctl_table *lookup_entry(struct ctl_table_header **phead,
>        return entry;
>  }
>
> -static struct ctl_table_header *next_usable_entry(struct ctl_table *dir,
> +static struct ctl_table_header *next_usable_entry(struct ctl_dir *dir,
>        struct ctl_table_root *root, struct list_head *tmp)
>  {
>        struct nsproxy *namespaces = current->nsproxy;
> @@ -256,8 +249,8 @@ static struct ctl_table_header *next_usable_entry(struct ctl_table *dir,
>                head = list_entry(tmp, struct ctl_table_header, ctl_entry);
>                root = head->root;
>
> -               if (head->attached_to != dir ||
> -                   !head->attached_by->procname ||
> +               if (head->parent != dir ||
> +                   !head->ctl_table->procname ||
>                    !use_table(head))
>                        goto next;
>
> @@ -281,47 +274,35 @@ out:
>        return NULL;
>  }
>
> -static void first_entry(
> -       struct ctl_table_header *dir_head, struct ctl_table *dir,
> +static void first_entry(struct ctl_dir *dir,
>        struct ctl_table_header **phead, struct ctl_table **pentry)
>  {
> -       struct ctl_table_header *head = dir_head;
> -       struct ctl_table *entry = dir;
> +       struct ctl_table_header *head;
> +       struct ctl_table *entry = NULL;
>
>        spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
> -       if (entry->procname) {
> -               use_table(head);
> -       } else {
> -               head = next_usable_entry(dir, &sysctl_table_root,
> -                                        &sysctl_table_root.default_set.list);
> -               if (head)
> -                       entry = head->attached_by;
> -       }
> +       head = next_usable_entry(dir, &sysctl_table_root,
> +                                &sysctl_table_root.default_set.list);
>        spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
> +       if (head)
> +               entry = head->ctl_table;
>        *phead = head;
>        *pentry = entry;
>  }
>
> -static void next_entry(struct ctl_table *dir,
> -       struct ctl_table_header **phead, struct ctl_table **pentry)
> +static void next_entry(struct ctl_table_header **phead, struct ctl_table **pentry)
>  {
>        struct ctl_table_header *head = *phead;
>        struct ctl_table *entry = *pentry;
>
>        entry++;
>        if (!entry->procname) {
> -               struct ctl_table_root *root = head->root;
> -               struct list_head *tmp = &head->ctl_entry;
> -               if (head->attached_to != dir) {
> -                       root = &sysctl_table_root;
> -                       tmp = &sysctl_table_root.default_set.list;
> -               }
>                spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
>                unuse_table(head);
> -               head = next_usable_entry(dir, root, tmp);
> +               head = next_usable_entry(head->parent, head->root, &head->ctl_entry);
>                spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
>                if (head)
> -                       entry = head->attached_by;
> +                       entry = head->ctl_table;
>        }
>        *phead = head;
>        *pentry = entry;
> @@ -381,7 +362,7 @@ static struct inode *proc_sys_make_inode(struct super_block *sb,
>
>        inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
>        inode->i_mode = table->mode;
> -       if (!table->child) {
> +       if (!S_ISDIR(table->mode)) {
>                inode->i_mode |= S_IFREG;
>                inode->i_op = &proc_sys_inode_operations;
>                inode->i_fop = &proc_sys_file_operations;
> @@ -398,7 +379,7 @@ static struct ctl_table_header *grab_header(struct inode *inode)
>  {
>        struct ctl_table_header *head = PROC_I(inode)->sysctl;
>        if (!head)
> -               head = &root_table_header;
> +               head = &sysctl_root_dir.header;
>        return sysctl_head_grab(head);
>  }
>
> @@ -406,24 +387,19 @@ static struct dentry *proc_sys_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
>                                        struct nameidata *nd)
>  {
>        struct ctl_table_header *head = grab_header(dir);
> -       struct ctl_table *table = PROC_I(dir)->sysctl_entry;
>        struct ctl_table_header *h = NULL;
>        struct qstr *name = &dentry->d_name;
>        struct ctl_table *p;
>        struct inode *inode;
>        struct dentry *err = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
> +       struct ctl_dir *ctl_dir;
>
>        if (IS_ERR(head))
>                return ERR_CAST(head);
>
> -       if (table && !table->child) {
> -               WARN_ON(1);
> -               goto out;
> -       }
> +       ctl_dir = container_of(head, struct ctl_dir, header);
>
> -       table = table ? table->child : &head->ctl_table[1];
> -
> -       p = lookup_entry(&h, head, table, name->name, name->len);
> +       p = lookup_entry(&h, ctl_dir, name->name, name->len);
>        if (!p)
>                goto out;
>
> @@ -586,21 +562,16 @@ static int proc_sys_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
>        struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
>        struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
>        struct ctl_table_header *head = grab_header(inode);
> -       struct ctl_table *table = PROC_I(inode)->sysctl_entry;
>        struct ctl_table_header *h = NULL;
>        struct ctl_table *entry;
> +       struct ctl_dir *ctl_dir;
>        unsigned long pos;
>        int ret = -EINVAL;
>
>        if (IS_ERR(head))
>                return PTR_ERR(head);
>
> -       if (table && !table->child) {
> -               WARN_ON(1);
> -               goto out;
> -       }
> -
> -       table = table ? table->child : &head->ctl_table[1];
> +       ctl_dir = container_of(head, struct ctl_dir, header);
>
>        ret = 0;
>        /* Avoid a switch here: arm builds fail with missing __cmpdi2 */
> @@ -618,7 +589,7 @@ static int proc_sys_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
>        }
>        pos = 2;
>
> -       for (first_entry(head, table, &h, &entry); h; next_entry(table, &h, &entry)) {
> +       for (first_entry(ctl_dir, &h, &entry); h; next_entry(&h, &entry)) {
>                ret = scan(h, entry, &pos, filp, dirent, filldir);
>                if (ret) {
>                        sysctl_head_finish(h);
> @@ -779,52 +750,86 @@ static const struct dentry_operations proc_sys_dentry_operations = {
>        .d_compare      = proc_sys_compare,
>  };
>
> -static struct ctl_table *is_branch_in(struct ctl_table *branch,
> -                                     struct ctl_table *table)
> +static struct ctl_dir *find_subdir(struct ctl_table_set *set, struct ctl_dir *dir,
> +       const char *name, int namelen)
>  {
> -       struct ctl_table *p;
> -       const char *s = branch->procname;
> +       struct ctl_table_header *head;
> +       struct ctl_table *entry;
>
> -       /* branch should have named subdirectory as its first element */
> -       if (!s || !branch->child)
> -               return NULL;
> +       entry = find_entry(&head, set, dir, name, namelen);
> +       if (!entry)
> +               return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
> +       if (S_ISDIR(entry->mode))
> +               return container_of(head, struct ctl_dir, header);
> +       return ERR_PTR(-ENOTDIR);
> +}


I find this easier to read:

        entry = find_entry(&head, dir, name, namelen);
        if (!entry)
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
        if (!S_ISDIR(entry->mode))
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOTDIR);
        return container_of(head, struct ctl_dir, header);




> +
> +static struct ctl_dir *new_dir(struct ctl_table_set *set,
> +       const char *name, int namelen)
> +{
> +       struct ctl_table *table;
> +       struct ctl_dir *new;
> +       char *new_name;
>
> -       /* ... and nothing else */
> -       if (branch[1].procname)
> +       new = kzalloc(sizeof(*new) + sizeof(struct ctl_table)*2 +
> +                     namelen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
> +       if (!new)
>                return NULL;
>
> -       /* table should contain subdirectory with the same name */
> -       for (p = table; p->procname; p++) {
> -               if (!p->child)
> -                       continue;
> -               if (p->procname && strcmp(p->procname, s) == 0)
> -                       return p;
> -       }
> -       return NULL;
> +       table = (struct ctl_table *)(new + 1);
> +       new_name = (char *)(table + 2);
> +       memcpy(new_name, name, namelen);
> +       new_name[namelen] = '\0';
> +       table[0].procname = new_name;
> +       table[0].mode = S_IFDIR|S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO;
> +       init_header(&new->header, set->root, set, table);
> +
> +       return new;
>  }
>
> -/* see if attaching q to p would be an improvement */
> -static void try_attach(struct ctl_table_header *p, struct ctl_table_header *q)
>  {
> -       struct ctl_table *to = p->ctl_table, *by = q->ctl_table;
> -       struct ctl_table *next;
> -       int is_better = 0;
> -       int not_in_parent = !p->attached_by;
> -
> -       while ((next = is_branch_in(by, to)) != NULL) {
> -               if (by == q->attached_by)
> -                       is_better = 1;
> -               if (to == p->attached_by)
> -                       not_in_parent = 1;
> -               by = by->child;
> -               to = next->child;
> -       }
> +       struct ctl_dir *subdir, *new = NULL;
>
> -       if (is_better && not_in_parent) {
> -               q->attached_by = by;
> -               q->attached_to = to;
> -               q->parent = p;



This one's hard to understand :) I would add these comments:



/* get_subdir - find and take a reference of a given subdir
 *                 - if no entry with the same name found, create one
 * - set - the set in which to look for the subdir (after looking in
the parent dir's set)
 * - dir - the parent dir. NOTE: before calling this function
 *          make sure to have a increased the count on the parent dir's nreg
 *          as this function will drop a reference!
 */

> +static struct ctl_dir *get_subdir(struct ctl_table_set *set,
> +       struct ctl_dir *dir, const char *name, int namelen)
> +       spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);

           /* first look in the parent dir's set */

> +       subdir = find_subdir(dir->header.set, dir, name, namelen);
> +       if (!IS_ERR(subdir))
> +               goto found;
> +       if ((PTR_ERR(subdir) == -ENOENT) && set != dir->header.set)

                   /* then look in the requested set if it's not the
same as the parent's set */

> +               subdir = find_subdir(set, dir, name, namelen);
> +       if (!IS_ERR(subdir))
> +               goto found;
> +       if (PTR_ERR(subdir) != -ENOENT)
> +               goto failed;
> +
> +       spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);

           /* not found, let's make a new dir and we'll add it later */
> +       new = new_dir(set, name, namelen);

> +       spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
> +       subdir = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> +       if (!new)
> +               goto failed;
> +
        /* check in the requested set: maybe someone added it while we
	   temporarily gave up the sysctl_lock to create the new dir.  */

> +       subdir = find_subdir(set, dir, name, namelen);
> +       if (!IS_ERR(subdir))
> +               goto found;
> +       if (PTR_ERR(subdir) != -ENOENT)
> +               goto failed;
> +
        /* nope, no one created an entry with this name while we gave
up the spin lock.
           We can add the new dir. */

> +       insert_header(dir, &new->header);
> +       subdir = new;
> +found:
> +       subdir->header.nreg++;
> +failed:
> +       if (unlikely(IS_ERR(subdir))) {
> +               printk(KERN_ERR "sysctl could not get directory: %*.*s %ld\n",
> +                       namelen, namelen, name, PTR_ERR(subdir));
>        }

           /* drop a reference from the parent dir, as we dive into
the subdir */

> +       drop_sysctl_table(&dir->header);
> +       if (new)
> +               drop_sysctl_table(&new->header);
> +       spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
> +       return subdir;
>  }
>


Why do you only check the given @set after creating the new dir. Why
not the parent dir too?


>  static int sysctl_check_table_dups(const char *path, struct ctl_table *old,
> @@ -846,24 +851,14 @@ static int sysctl_check_table_dups(const char *path, struct ctl_table *old,
>  }
>
>  static int sysctl_check_dups(struct nsproxy *namespaces,
> -       struct ctl_table_header *header,
> +       struct ctl_dir *dir,
>        const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
>  {
>        struct ctl_table_root *root;
>        struct ctl_table_set *set;
> -       struct ctl_table_header *dir_head, *head;
> -       struct ctl_table *dir_table;
> +       struct ctl_table_header *head;
>        int error = 0;
>
> -       /* No dups if we are the only member of our directory */
> -       if (header->attached_by != table)
> -               return 0;
> -
> -       dir_head = header->parent;
> -       dir_table = header->attached_to;
> -
> -       error = sysctl_check_table_dups(path, dir_table, table);
> -
>        root = &sysctl_table_root;
>        do {
>                set = lookup_header_set(root, namespaces);
> @@ -871,9 +866,9 @@ static int sysctl_check_dups(struct nsproxy *namespaces,
>                list_for_each_entry(head, &set->list, ctl_entry) {
>                        if (head->unregistering)
>                                continue;
> -                       if (head->attached_to != dir_table)
> +                       if (head->parent != dir)
>                                continue;
> -                       error = sysctl_check_table_dups(path, head->attached_by,
> +                       error = sysctl_check_table_dups(path, head->ctl_table,
>                                                        table);
>                }
>                root = list_entry(root->root_list.next,
> @@ -977,47 +972,25 @@ struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_table(
>        const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
>  {
>        struct ctl_table_header *header;
> -       struct ctl_table *new, **prevp;
>        const char *name, *nextname;
> -       unsigned int npath = 0;
>        struct ctl_table_set *set;
> -       size_t path_bytes = 0;
> -       char *new_name;
> -
> -       /* Count the path components */
> -       for (name = path; name; name = nextname) {
> -               int namelen;
> -               nextname = strchr(name, '/');
> -               if (nextname) {
> -                       namelen = nextname - name;
> -                       nextname++;
> -               } else {
> -                       namelen = strlen(name);
> -               }
> -               if (namelen == 0)
> -                       continue;
> -               path_bytes += namelen + 1;
> -               npath++;
> -       }
> +       struct ctl_dir *dir;
>
> -       /*
> -        * For each path component, allocate a 2-element ctl_table array.
> -        * The first array element will be filled with the sysctl entry
> -        * for this, the second will be the sentinel (procname == 0).
> -        *
> -        * We allocate everything in one go so that we don't have to
> -        * worry about freeing additional memory in unregister_sysctl_table.
> -        */
> -       header = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ctl_table_header) + path_bytes +
> -                        (2 * npath * sizeof(struct ctl_table)), GFP_KERNEL);
> +       header = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ctl_table_header), GFP_KERNEL);
>        if (!header)
>                return NULL;
>
> -       new = (struct ctl_table *) (header + 1);
> -       new_name = (char *)(new + (2 * npath));
> +       init_header(header, root, NULL, table);
> +       if (sysctl_check_table(path, table))
> +               goto fail;
> +
> +       spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
> +       header->set = set = lookup_header_set(root, namespaces);
> +       dir = &sysctl_root_dir;


/* get_subdir will drop a reference to this dir as it dives into the subdir */

> +       dir->header.nreg++;
> +       spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
>
> -       /* Now connect the dots */
> -       prevp = &header->ctl_table;
> +       /* Find the directory for the ctl_table */
>        for (name = path; name; name = nextname) {
>                int namelen;
>                nextname = strchr(name, '/');
> @@ -1029,51 +1002,21 @@ struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_table(
>                }
>                if (namelen == 0)
>                        continue;
> -               memcpy(new_name, name, namelen);
> -               new_name[namelen] = '\0';
> -
> -               new->procname = new_name;
> -               new->mode     = 0555;
> -
> -               *prevp = new;
> -               prevp = &new->child;
>
> -               new += 2;
> -               new_name += namelen + 1;
> +               dir = get_subdir(set, dir, name, namelen);
> +               if (IS_ERR(dir))
> +                       goto fail;
>        }
> -       *prevp = table;
> -
> -       init_header(header, root, NULL, table);
> -       if (sysctl_check_table(path, table))
> -               goto fail;
> -
>        spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
> -       header->set = lookup_header_set(root, namespaces);
> -       header->attached_by = header->ctl_table;
> -       header->attached_to = &root_table[1];
> -       header->parent = &root_table_header;
> -       set = header->set;
> -       root = header->root;
> -       for (;;) {
> -               struct ctl_table_header *p;
> -               list_for_each_entry(p, &set->list, ctl_entry) {
> -                       if (p->unregistering)
> -                               continue;
> -                       try_attach(p, header);
> -               }
> -               if (root == &sysctl_table_root)
> -                       break;
> -               root = list_entry(root->root_list.prev,
> -                                 struct ctl_table_root, root_list);
> -               set = lookup_header_set(root, namespaces);
> -       }
> -       if (sysctl_check_dups(namespaces, header, path, table))
> -               goto fail_locked;
> -       insert_header(header);
> +       if (sysctl_check_dups(namespaces, dir, path, table))
> +               goto fail_put_dir_locked;
> +       insert_header(dir, header);
> +       drop_sysctl_table(&dir->header);
>        spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
>
>        return header;
> -fail_locked:
> +fail_put_dir_locked:
> +       drop_sysctl_table(&dir->header);
>        spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
>  fail:
>        kfree(header);
> @@ -1299,16 +1242,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl_table);
>
>  static void drop_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header *header)
>  {
> +       struct ctl_dir *parent = header->parent;
> +
>        if (--header->nreg)
>                return;
>
>        start_unregistering(header);
> -       if (!--header->parent->count) {
> -               WARN_ON(1);
> -               kfree_rcu(header->parent, rcu);
> -       }
>        if (!--header->count)
>                kfree_rcu(header, rcu);
> +
> +       if (parent)
> +               drop_sysctl_table(&parent->header);
>  }
>
>  /**
> diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
> index e73ba33..3084b62 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
> @@ -938,6 +938,7 @@ struct ctl_table;
>  struct nsproxy;
>  struct ctl_table_root;
>  struct ctl_table_header;
> +struct ctl_dir;
>
>  typedef struct ctl_table ctl_table;
>
> @@ -1040,9 +1041,12 @@ struct ctl_table_header
>        struct ctl_table *ctl_table_arg;
>        struct ctl_table_root *root;
>        struct ctl_table_set *set;
> -       struct ctl_table *attached_by;
> -       struct ctl_table *attached_to;
> -       struct ctl_table_header *parent;
> +       struct ctl_dir *parent;
> +};
> +
> +struct ctl_dir {
> +       /* Header must be at the start of ctl_dir */
> +       struct ctl_table_header header;
>  };
>
>  struct ctl_table_set {
> --
> 1.7.2.5
>



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