Module Name:    src
Committed By:   dholland
Date:           Wed Nov  9 05:08:35 UTC 2016

Modified Files:
        src/sys/ufs/ufs: ufs_extattr.c

Log Message:
Explain why the lock in here needs to be recursive. Related to PR 46997.


To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.47 -r1.48 src/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_extattr.c

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Index: src/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_extattr.c
diff -u src/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_extattr.c:1.47 src/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_extattr.c:1.48
--- src/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_extattr.c:1.47	Thu Jul  7 06:55:44 2016
+++ src/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_extattr.c	Wed Nov  9 05:08:35 2016
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: ufs_extattr.c,v 1.47 2016/07/07 06:55:44 msaitoh Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: ufs_extattr.c,v 1.48 2016/11/09 05:08:35 dholland Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Robert N. M. Watson
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: ufs_extattr.c,v 1.47 2016/07/07 06:55:44 msaitoh Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: ufs_extattr.c,v 1.48 2016/11/09 05:08:35 dholland Exp $");
 
 #ifdef _KERNEL_OPT
 #include "opt_ffs.h"
@@ -168,7 +168,13 @@ static void
 ufs_extattr_uepm_lock(struct ufsmount *ump)
 {
 
-	/* XXX Why does this need to be recursive? */
+	/*
+	 * XXX This needs to be recursive for the following reasons:
+	 *   - it is taken in ufs_extattr_vnode_inactive
+	 *   - which is called from VOP_INACTIVE
+	 *   - which can be triggered by any vrele, vput, or vn_close
+	 *   - several of these can happen while it's held
+	 */
 	if (mutex_owned(&ump->um_extattr.uepm_lock)) {
 		ump->um_extattr.uepm_lockcnt++;
 		return;

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