[PATCH] pktcdvd: fix BUG caused by sysfs module reference semanticschange

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Wed Nov 07 2007 - 21:27:36 EST


pkt_setup_dev() expects module reference to be held on invocation.
This used to be true for sysfs callbacks but not anymore. Test and
grab module reference around pkt_setup_dev() in
class_pktcdvd_store_add().

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Peter Osterlund <petero2@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Greg, can you please push this patch through your tree?
Thanks a lot.

drivers/block/pktcdvd.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index a8130a4..a5ee213 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -358,10 +358,19 @@ static ssize_t class_pktcdvd_store_add(struct class *c, const char *buf,
size_t count)
{
unsigned int major, minor;
+
if (sscanf(buf, "%u:%u", &major, &minor) == 2) {
+ /* pkt_setup_dev() expects caller to hold reference to self */
+ if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
+ return -ENODEV;
+
pkt_setup_dev(MKDEV(major, minor), NULL);
+
+ module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+
return count;
}
+
return -EINVAL;
}

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