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kernfs: Acquire kernfs_rwsem in kernfs_notify_workfn().
authorSebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:50:18 +0000 (15:50 +0100)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:46:32 +0000 (17:46 +0100)
commit400188ae361a9d9a72a47a6cedaf2d2efcc84aa8
treea1c6ee54247791f6b519b2f7e15a5d827bf99d74
parenta64dcfb451e254085a7daee5fe51bf22959d52d3
kernfs: Acquire kernfs_rwsem in kernfs_notify_workfn().

kernfs_notify_workfn() dereferences kernfs_node::name and passes it
later to fsnotify(). If the node is renamed then the previously observed
name pointer becomes invalid.

Acquire kernfs_root::kernfs_rwsem to block renames of the node.

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250213145023.2820193-2-bigeasy@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
fs/kernfs/file.c