Re: 2.6.0-test9 and sleeping function called from invalid context

[Andrew Morton]

Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> but the wider question would be: is the SELinux
>  d_instantiate callout allowed to sleep?  A quick audit seems to indicate
>  that it's OK, but only by luck I think.

proc_pid_lookup() calls d_add->d_instantiate under task->proc_lock, so
inode_doinit_with_dentry() is called under spinlock on this path as well.

Manfred, is there any particular reason why proc_pid_lookup()'s d_add is
inside the lock?

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