[PATCH 1/1] fs: fix lock imbalance in do_remount_sb()

From: Jiri Slaby
Date: Wed May 13 2009 - 15:21:53 EST


Commit "Push BKL down into do_remount_sb()" pushed un/lock_kernel
into do_remount_sb but forgets to unlock it on fail paths. Fix
that.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/super.c | 12 +++++++++---
1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index e4a0c5b..a64f362 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -548,18 +548,24 @@ int do_remount_sb(struct super_block *sb, int flags, void *data, int force)
if ((flags & MS_RDONLY) && !(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
if (force)
mark_files_ro(sb);
- else if (!fs_may_remount_ro(sb))
+ else if (!fs_may_remount_ro(sb)) {
+ unlock_kernel();
return -EBUSY;
+ }
retval = vfs_dq_off(sb, 1);
- if (retval < 0 && retval != -ENOSYS)
+ if (retval < 0 && retval != -ENOSYS) {
+ unlock_kernel();
return -EBUSY;
+ }
}
remount_rw = !(flags & MS_RDONLY) && (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY);

if (sb->s_op->remount_fs) {
retval = sb->s_op->remount_fs(sb, &flags, data);
- if (retval)
+ if (retval) {
+ unlock_kernel();
return retval;
+ }
}
sb->s_flags = (sb->s_flags & ~MS_RMT_MASK) | (flags & MS_RMT_MASK);
unlock_kernel();
--
1.6.3
caught by stanse
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