linux-kernel - [PATCH RFC 08/15] futex: UP futex_atomic_op_inuser() relies on disabled preemption

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Date:	Wed,  6 May 2015 19:50:32 +0200
From:	David Hildenbrand <dahi@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
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Subject: [PATCH RFC 08/15] futex: UP futex_atomic_op_inuser() relies on disabled preemption

Let's explicitly disable/enable preemption in the !CONFIG_SMP version
of futex_atomic_op_inuser, to prepare for pagefault_disable() not
touching preemption anymore.

Otherwise we might break mutual exclusion when relying on a get_user()/
put_user() implementation.

Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <dahi@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 include/asm-generic/futex.h | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/futex.h b/include/asm-generic/futex.h
index b59b5a5..3586017 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/futex.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/futex.h
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 /*
  * The following implementation only for uniprocessor machines.
- * For UP, it's relies on the fact that pagefault_disable() also disables
- * preemption to ensure mutual exclusion.
+ * It relies on preempt_disable() ensuring mutual exclusion.
  *
  */
 
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ futex_atomic_op_inuser(int encoded_op, u32 __user *uaddr)
 	if (encoded_op & (FUTEX_OP_OPARG_SHIFT << 28))
 		oparg = 1 << oparg;
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	pagefault_disable();
 
 	ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ futex_atomic_op_inuser(int encoded_op, u32 __user *uaddr)
 
 out_pagefault_enable:
 	pagefault_enable();
+	preempt_enable();
 
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		switch (cmp) {
-- 
2.1.4

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