linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernfs: fix missing kernfs_idr

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Date:   Mon, 22 May 2023 09:08:47 -1000
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        muchun.song@...ux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernfs: fix missing kernfs_idr_lock to remove an ID from
 the IDR

On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 11:45:36AM +0800, Muchun Song wrote:
> @@ -655,7 +660,7 @@ static struct kernfs_node *__kernfs_new_node(struct kernfs_root *root,
>  	return kn;
>  
>   err_out3:
> -	idr_remove(&root->ino_idr, (u32)kernfs_ino(kn));
> +	kernfs_idr_remove(root, kn);

Good catch but I'd just open code the locking here.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun