{
char tcomm[64];
+ /*
+ * Test before PF_KTHREAD because all workqueue worker threads are
+ * kernel threads.
+ */
if (p->flags & PF_WQ_WORKER)
wq_worker_comm(tcomm, sizeof(tcomm), p);
else if (p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)
complete(pde->pde_unload_completion);
}
-/* pde is locked on entry, unlocked on exit */
+/*
+ * At most 2 contexts can enter this function: the one doing the last
+ * close on the descriptor and whoever is deleting PDE itself.
+ *
+ * First to enter calls ->proc_release hook and signals its completion
+ * to the second one which waits and then does nothing.
+ *
+ * PDE is locked on entry, unlocked on exit.
+ */
static void close_pdeo(struct proc_dir_entry *pde, struct pde_opener *pdeo)
__releases(&pde->pde_unload_lock)
{
*
* rmmod (remove_proc_entry() et al) can't delete an entry and proceed:
* "struct file" needs to be available at the right moment.
- *
- * Therefore, first process to enter this function does ->release() and
- * signals its completion to the other process which does nothing.
*/
if (pdeo->closing) {
/* somebody else is doing that, just wait */
pdeo->closing = true;
spin_unlock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
+
file = pdeo->file;
pde->proc_ops->proc_release(file_inode(file), file);
+
spin_lock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
- /* After ->release. */
+ /* Strictly after ->proc_release, see above. */
list_del(&pdeo->lh);
c = pdeo->c;
spin_unlock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
kgid_t gid;
int err;
+ /*
+ * This PDE acts only as an anchor for /proc/${pid}/net hierarchy.
+ * Corresponding inode (PDE(inode) == net->proc_net) is never
+ * instantiated therefore blanket zeroing is fine.
+ * net->proc_net_stat inode is instantiated normally.
+ */
err = -ENOMEM;
netd = kmem_cache_zalloc(proc_dir_entry_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!netd)