All bin attr operations require active references of itself and its parent. There's no reason to allow open when its parent has been deactivated and allowing it is inconsistent with regular sysfs file. Use sysfs_get_active_two() in bin attribute open function.
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- fs/sysfs/bin.c | 10 +++++----- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/sysfs/bin.c b/fs/sysfs/bin.c index e93fe5e..9c8f882 100644 --- a/fs/sysfs/bin.c +++ b/fs/sysfs/bin.c @@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ static int open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file) struct bin_buffer *bb = NULL; int error; - /* need attr_sd for attr */ - if (!sysfs_get_active(attr_sd)) + /* binary file operations requires both @sd and its parent */ + if (!sysfs_get_active_two(attr_sd)) return -ENODEV; error = -EACCES; @@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ static int open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file) mutex_init(&bb->mutex); file->private_data = bb; - /* open succeeded, put active reference */ - sysfs_put_active(attr_sd); + /* open succeeded, put active references */ + sysfs_put_active_two(attr_sd); return 0; err_out: - sysfs_put_active(attr_sd); + sysfs_put_active_two(attr_sd); kfree(bb); return error; } -- 1.5.0.3 - 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/