Re: [PATCH 4/7] sysctl: Add missing annotation for start_unregistering()

[Luis Chamberlain]

On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 09:46:40PM +0100, Jules Irenge wrote:
> Sparse reports a warning at start_unregistering()
> 
> warning: context imbalance in start_unregistering()
> 	- unexpected unlock
> 
> The root cause is the missing annotation at start_unregistering()
> Add the missing __must_hold(&sysctl_lock) annotation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>

  Luis
> ---
>  fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
> index c75bb4632ed1..d1b5e2b35564 100644
> --- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
> +++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
> @@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ static void proc_sys_prune_dcache(struct ctl_table_header *head)
>  
>  /* called under sysctl_lock, will reacquire if has to wait */
>  static void start_unregistering(struct ctl_table_header *p)
> +	__must_hold(&sysctl_lock)
>  {
>  	/*
>  	 * if p->used is 0, nobody will ever touch that entry again;
> -- 
> 2.24.1
>