[Patch] lkdtm: avoid calling lkdtm_do_action() with spin lock held

From: Cong Wang
Date: Sat Jan 28 2012 - 07:54:08 EST


lkdtm_do_action() may call sleeping functions like kmalloc(),
so do not call it with spin lock held.

Cc: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@xxxxxxxxx>

---
diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
index 150cd70..28adefe 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ static void lkdtm_do_action(enum ctype which)
static void lkdtm_handler(void)
{
unsigned long flags;
+ bool do_it = false;

spin_lock_irqsave(&count_lock, flags);
count--;
@@ -361,10 +362,13 @@ static void lkdtm_handler(void)
cp_name_to_str(cpoint), cp_type_to_str(cptype), count);

if (count == 0) {
- lkdtm_do_action(cptype);
+ do_it = true;
count = cpoint_count;
}
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&count_lock, flags);
+
+ if (do_it)
+ lkdtm_do_action(cptype);
}

static int lkdtm_register_cpoint(enum cname which)
--
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