kobject_init should not be grabing any references, but only initializing the object. This patch fixes this, and makes the lock hold-time shorter for when a kset is present in the kobject.
The current kernel tree has been audited to verify that this change should be safe. Cc: Kay Sievers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- lib/kobject.c | 6 +++--- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c index 7919c32..4d52b6f 100644 --- a/lib/kobject.c +++ b/lib/kobject.c @@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ void kobject_init(struct kobject * kobj) return; kref_init(&kobj->kref); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kobj->entry); - kobj->kset = kset_get(kobj->kset); } @@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj) kobj->kset ? kobject_name(&kobj->kset->kobj) : "<NULL>" ); if (kobj->kset) { - spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock); + kobj->kset = kset_get(kobj->kset); if (!parent) { parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj); @@ -196,7 +195,8 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj) kobject_get(parent); } - list_add_tail(&kobj->entry,&kobj->kset->list); + spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock); + list_add_tail(&kobj->entry, &kobj->kset->list); spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock); kobj->parent = parent; } -- 1.5.3.8 -- 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/