Re: [PATCH] md-cluster: make md-cluster also can work when compiled into kernel
From: NeilBrown <hidden>
Date: 2016-09-02 12:56:48
On Fri, Sep 02 2016, Guoqing Jiang wrote:
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The md-cluster is compiled as module by default, if it is compiled by built-in way, then we can't make md-cluster works. [64782.630008] md/raid1:md127: active with 2 out of 2 mirrors [64782.630528] md-cluster module not found. [64782.630530] md127: Could not setup cluster service (-2) Fixes: edb39c9 ("Introduce md_cluster_operations to handle cluster functions") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.1+ Cc: NeilBrown <redacted> Reported-by: Marc Smith <redacted> Signed-off-by: Guoqing Jiang <redacted> --- drivers/md/md.c | 21 +++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c index bdbbb6e1..3b19d21 100644 --- a/drivers/md/md.c +++ b/drivers/md/md.c@@ -7619,20 +7619,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_md_cluster_operations); int md_setup_cluster(struct mddev *mddev, int nodes) { - int err; - - err = request_module("md-cluster"); - if (err) { - pr_err("md-cluster module not found.\n"); - return -ENOENT; - } - - spin_lock(&pers_lock); - if (!md_cluster_ops || !try_module_get(md_cluster_mod)) { + if (!md_cluster_ops) { + /* load module and ensure it won't be unloaded */ + request_module("md-cluster"); + spin_lock(&pers_lock); + if (!try_module_get(md_cluster_mod)) { + pr_err("can't get md-cluster module reference.\n"); + spin_unlock(&pers_lock); + return -ENODEV; + } spin_unlock(&pers_lock); - return -ENOENT; } - spin_unlock(&pers_lock); return md_cluster_ops->join(mddev, nodes); }-- 2.6.6
No good. If md_cluster_ops is set, try_module_get() won't be called, so it will be possible to unload the module while it is in use. NeilBrown
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