linux-kernel - [PATCH v7 22/46] virtio_blk: fix race at module removal

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Date:	Sun, 30 Nov 2014 17:11:06 +0200
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, cornelia.huck@...ibm.com,
	rusty@....ibm.com, nab@...ux-iscsi.org, pbonzini@...hat.com,
	thuth@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, dahi@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: [PATCH v7 22/46] virtio_blk: fix race at module removal

If a device appears while module is being removed,
driver will get a callback after we've given up
on the major number.

In theory this means this major number can get reused
by something else, resulting in a conflict.

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/block/virtio_blk.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 055f3df..1f8b111 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -884,8 +884,8 @@ out_destroy_workqueue:
 
 static void __exit fini(void)
 {
-	unregister_blkdev(major, "virtblk");
 	unregister_virtio_driver(&virtio_blk);
+	unregister_blkdev(major, "virtblk");
 	destroy_workqueue(virtblk_wq);
 }
 module_init(init);
-- 
MST

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