[PATCH v7 2/6] kernfs: Acquire kernfs_rwsem in kernfs_get_parent_dentry().
From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Mon Feb 03 2025 - 08:51:28 EST
kernfs_get_parent_dentry() passes kernfs_node::parent to
kernfs_get_inode().
Acquire kernfs_root::kernfs_rwsem to ensure kernfs_node::parent isn't
replaced during the operation.
Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/kernfs/mount.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/mount.c b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
index 1358c21837f1a..b9b16e97bff18 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ static struct dentry *kernfs_fh_to_parent(struct super_block *sb,
static struct dentry *kernfs_get_parent_dentry(struct dentry *child)
{
struct kernfs_node *kn = kernfs_dentry_node(child);
+ struct kernfs_root *root = kernfs_root(kn);
+ guard(rwsem_read)(&root->kernfs_rwsem);
return d_obtain_alias(kernfs_get_inode(child->d_sb, kn->parent));
}
--
2.47.2