On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 11:05 -0400, Jeff Mahoney wrote: > Commit f50b6f8691cae2e0064c499dd3ef3f31142987f0 introduced a > race in autofs4 between autofs_lookup_unhashed() and > autofs_dentry_release(). > > autofs_dentry_release() ends up clearing the ->dentry and ->inode > members of autofs_info before removing it from the rehash list. The > list is protected by the rehash lock in both functions, but > since autofs_dentry_release() starts tearing the autofs_info struct > down before removing it from the list, autofs_lookup_unhashed() can > get a autofs_info with a NULL dentry. > > This patch moves the clearing of ->dentry and ->inode after the removal > from the rehash list.
Oh .. excellent, I had a bug report but I just couldn't see it for looking. You've made my day. Thanks heaps Ian > > Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Acked-by: Ian Kent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --- > > fs/autofs4/root.c | 6 +++--- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > --- a/fs/autofs4/root.c 2007-04-11 09:41:44.000000000 -0400 > +++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c 2007-04-11 10:54:37.000000000 -0400 > @@ -470,9 +470,6 @@ void autofs4_dentry_release(struct dentr > if (inf) { > struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(de->d_sb); > > - inf->dentry = NULL; > - inf->inode = NULL; > - > if (sbi) { > spin_lock(&sbi->rehash_lock); > if (!list_empty(&inf->rehash)) > @@ -480,6 +477,9 @@ void autofs4_dentry_release(struct dentr > spin_unlock(&sbi->rehash_lock); > } > > + inf->dentry = NULL; > + inf->inode = NULL; > + > autofs4_free_ino(inf); > } > } > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/