linux-kernel - [QUEUED v20160420 17/19] intel_th: msu: Set fops::owner to prevent module from unloading

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Date:	Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:43:30 +0300
From:	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
	Chunyan Zhang <zhang.chunyan@...aro.org>,
	laurent.fert@...el.com, yann.fouassier@...el.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [QUEUED v20160420 17/19] intel_th: msu: Set fops::owner to prevent module from unloading

Right now it's possible to unload the msu driver while its character
device is open. Prevent it by setting fops::owner, which will result
in the module reference being held while the device node is open.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Laurent Fert <laurent.fert@...el.com>
---
 drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/msu.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/msu.c b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/msu.c
index ee153067e1..bcc3b47133 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/msu.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/msu.c
@@ -1253,6 +1253,7 @@ static const struct file_operations intel_th_msc_fops = {
 	.read		= intel_th_msc_read,
 	.mmap		= intel_th_msc_mmap,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 static int intel_th_msc_init(struct msc *msc)
-- 
2.8.0.rc3