fsnotify: use a mutex instead of a spinlock to protect a groups mark list Replaces the groups mark_lock spinlock with a mutex. Using a mutex instead of a spinlock results in more flexibility (i.e it allows to sleep while the lock is held). Signed-off-by: Lino Sanfilippo <LinoSanfilippo@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
diff --git a/fs/notify/group.c b/fs/notify/group.c index 354044c..1f73057 100644 --- a/fs/notify/group.c +++ b/fs/notify/group.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ init_waitqueue_head(&group->notification_waitq); group->max_events = UINT_MAX; - spin_lock_init(&group->mark_lock); + mutex_init(&group->mark_mutex); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&group->marks_list); group->ops = ops;
diff --git a/fs/notify/inode_mark.c b/fs/notify/inode_mark.c index b13c00a..4e9071e 100644 --- a/fs/notify/inode_mark.c +++ b/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ { struct inode *inode = mark->i.inode; + BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&mark->group->mark_mutex)); assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock); - assert_spin_locked(&mark->group->mark_lock); spin_lock(&inode->i_lock); @@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ mark->flags |= FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_INODE; + BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&group->mark_mutex)); assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock); - assert_spin_locked(&group->mark_lock); spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
diff --git a/fs/notify/mark.c b/fs/notify/mark.c index 32447dc..ab25b81 100644 --- a/fs/notify/mark.c +++ b/fs/notify/mark.c
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ group = mark->group; spin_unlock(&mark->lock); - spin_lock(&group->mark_lock); + mutex_lock(&group->mark_mutex); spin_lock(&mark->lock); /* something else already called this function on this mark */ if (!(mark->flags & FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_ALIVE)) { spin_unlock(&mark->lock); - spin_unlock(&group->mark_lock); + mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex); goto put_group; } @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ list_del_init(&mark->g_list); spin_unlock(&mark->lock); - spin_unlock(&group->mark_lock); + mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex); spin_lock(&destroy_lock); list_add(&mark->destroy_list, &destroy_list); @@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ /* * LOCKING ORDER!!!! - * group->mark_lock + * group->mark_mutex * mark->lock * inode->i_lock */ - spin_lock(&group->mark_lock); + mutex_lock(&group->mark_mutex); spin_lock(&mark->lock); mark->flags |= FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_ALIVE; @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ fsnotify_set_mark_mask_locked(mark, mark->mask); spin_unlock(&mark->lock); - spin_unlock(&group->mark_lock); + mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex); if (inode) __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags(inode); @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ atomic_dec(&group->num_marks); spin_unlock(&mark->lock); - spin_unlock(&group->mark_lock); + mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex); spin_lock(&destroy_lock); list_add(&mark->destroy_list, &destroy_list); @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ struct fsnotify_mark *lmark, *mark; LIST_HEAD(free_list); - spin_lock(&group->mark_lock); + mutex_lock(&group->mark_mutex); list_for_each_entry_safe(mark, lmark, &group->marks_list, g_list) { if (mark->flags & flags) { list_add(&mark->free_g_list, &free_list); @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ fsnotify_get_mark(mark); } } - spin_unlock(&group->mark_lock); + mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex); list_for_each_entry_safe(mark, lmark, &free_list, free_g_list) { fsnotify_destroy_mark(mark);
diff --git a/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c b/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c index b7b4b0e..f26a348 100644 --- a/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c +++ b/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ { struct vfsmount *mnt = mark->m.mnt; + BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&mark->group->mark_mutex)); assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock); - assert_spin_locked(&mark->group->mark_lock); spin_lock(&mnt->mnt_root->d_lock); @@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ mark->flags |= FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_VFSMOUNT; + BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&group->mark_mutex)); assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock); - assert_spin_locked(&group->mark_lock); spin_lock(&mnt->mnt_root->d_lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h index e76cef7..c584834 100644 --- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h +++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ unsigned int priority; /* stores all fastpath marks assoc with this group so they can be cleaned on unregister */ - spinlock_t mark_lock; /* protect marks_list */ + struct mutex mark_mutex; /* protect marks_list */ atomic_t num_marks; /* 1 for each mark and 1 for not being * past the point of no return when freeing * a group */