[PATCH 10/27] fat: Push mnt_want_write() outside of i_mutex

From: Jan Kara
Date: Tue Jun 12 2012 - 10:25:58 EST


When mnt_want_write() starts to handle freezing it will get a full lock
semantics requiring proper lock ordering. So push mnt_want_write() call
outside of i_mutex as in other places.

CC: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
---
fs/fat/file.c | 15 +++++++--------
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/fat/file.c b/fs/fat/file.c
index a71fe37..e007b8b 100644
--- a/fs/fat/file.c
+++ b/fs/fat/file.c
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ static int fat_ioctl_set_attributes(struct file *file, u32 __user *user_attr)
if (err)
goto out;

- mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
err = mnt_want_write_file(file);
if (err)
- goto out_unlock_inode;
+ goto out;
+ mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);

/*
* ATTR_VOLUME and ATTR_DIR cannot be changed; this also
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ static int fat_ioctl_set_attributes(struct file *file, u32 __user *user_attr)
/* The root directory has no attributes */
if (inode->i_ino == MSDOS_ROOT_INO && attr != ATTR_DIR) {
err = -EINVAL;
- goto out_drop_write;
+ goto out_unlock_inode;
}

if (sbi->options.sys_immutable &&
((attr | oldattr) & ATTR_SYS) &&
!capable(CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE)) {
err = -EPERM;
- goto out_drop_write;
+ goto out_unlock_inode;
}

/*
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ static int fat_ioctl_set_attributes(struct file *file, u32 __user *user_attr)
*/
err = security_inode_setattr(file->f_path.dentry, &ia);
if (err)
- goto out_drop_write;
+ goto out_unlock_inode;

/* This MUST be done before doing anything irreversible... */
err = fat_setattr(file->f_path.dentry, &ia);
if (err)
- goto out_drop_write;
+ goto out_unlock_inode;

fsnotify_change(file->f_path.dentry, ia.ia_valid);
if (sbi->options.sys_immutable) {
@@ -107,10 +107,9 @@ static int fat_ioctl_set_attributes(struct file *file, u32 __user *user_attr)

fat_save_attrs(inode, attr);
mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-out_drop_write:
- mnt_drop_write_file(file);
out_unlock_inode:
mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+ mnt_drop_write_file(file);
out:
return err;
}
--
1.7.1

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