diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
index cff0bb3a4578..ec6982f7c4a6 100644
--- a/block/bdev.c
+++ b/block/bdev.c
@@ -735,10 +735,13 @@ struct block_device *blkdev_get_no_open(dev_t dev)
{
struct block_device *bdev;
struct inode *inode;
+ int ret;
inode = ilookup(blockdev_superblock, dev);
if (!inode) {
- blk_request_module(dev);
+ ret = blk_request_module(dev);
+ if (ret)
+ return NULL;
inode = ilookup(blockdev_superblock, dev);
if (!inode)
return NULL;diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 000e344265ca..404429e6f06c 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static struct blk_major_name {
struct blk_major_name *next;
int major;
char name[16];
- void (*probe)(dev_t devt);
+ int (*probe)(dev_t devt);
} *major_names[BLKDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
static DEFINE_MUTEX(major_names_lock);
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(major_names_spinlock);@@ -213,7 +213,13 @@ void blkdev_show(struct seq_file *seqf, off_t offset)
* @major: the requested major device number [1..BLKDEV_MAJOR_MAX-1]. If
* @major = 0, try to allocate any unused major number.
* @name: the name of the new block device as a zero terminated string
- * @probe: allback that is called on access to any minor number of @major
+ * @probe: callback that is called on access to any minor number of @major.
+ * This will return 0 if the block device is already present or was
+ * not present and it succcessfully added a new one. If the block device
+ * was not already present but it was a valid request an error reflecting
+ * the reason why adding the block device is returned. An error should not
+ * be returned if the block device already exists as otherwise concurrent
+ * requests to open an existing block device would fail.
*
* The @name must be unique within the system.
*
@@ -231,7 +237,7 @@ void blkdev_show(struct seq_file *seqf, off_t offset)
* Use register_blkdev instead for any new code.
*/
int __register_blkdev(unsigned int major, const char *name,
- void (*probe)(dev_t devt))
+ int (*probe)(dev_t devt))
{
struct blk_major_name **n, *p;
int index, ret = 0;@@ -650,17 +656,18 @@ static ssize_t disk_badblocks_store(struct device *dev,
return badblocks_store(disk->bb, page, len, 0);
}
-void blk_request_module(dev_t devt)
+int blk_request_module(dev_t devt)
{
unsigned int major = MAJOR(devt);
struct blk_major_name **n;
+ int err;
mutex_lock(&major_names_lock);
for (n = &major_names[major_to_index(major)]; *n; n = &(*n)->next) {
if ((*n)->major == major && (*n)->probe) {
- (*n)->probe(devt);
+ err = (*n)->probe(devt);
mutex_unlock(&major_names_lock);
- return;
+ return err;
}
}
mutex_unlock(&major_names_lock);@@ -668,6 +675,8 @@ void blk_request_module(dev_t devt)
if (request_module("block-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(devt), MINOR(devt)) > 0)
/* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
request_module("block-major-%d", MAJOR(devt));
+
+ return 0;
}
/*diff --git a/drivers/block/ataflop.c b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
index 9aecd37ea8a5..c58750dcc685 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ataflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
@@ -1976,22 +1976,31 @@ static int ataflop_alloc_disk(unsigned int drive, unsigned int type)
return 0;
}
-static void ataflop_probe(dev_t dev)
+static int ataflop_probe(dev_t dev)
{
int drive = MINOR(dev) & 3;
int type = MINOR(dev) >> 2;
+ int err = 0;
if (type)
type--;
if (drive >= FD_MAX_UNITS || type >= NUM_DISK_MINORS)
- return;
+ return -EINVAL;
+
if (!unit[drive].disk[type]) {
- if (ataflop_alloc_disk(drive, type) == 0) {
- add_disk(unit[drive].disk[type]);
- unit[drive].registered[type] = true;
+ err = ataflop_alloc_disk(drive, type);
+ if (err == 0) {
+ err = add_disk(unit[drive].disk[type]);
+ if (err) {
+ blk_cleanup_disk(unit[drive].disk[type]);
+ unit[drive].disk[type] = NULL;
+ } else
+ unit[drive].registered[type] = true;
}
}
+
+ return err;
}
static void atari_floppy_cleanup(void)diff --git a/drivers/block/brd.c b/drivers/block/brd.c
index a896ee175d86..fa6f532035fc 100644
--- a/drivers/block/brd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/brd.c
@@ -437,9 +437,12 @@ static int brd_alloc(int i)
return err;
}
-static void brd_probe(dev_t dev)
+static int brd_probe(dev_t dev)
{
- brd_alloc(MINOR(dev) / max_part);
+ int ret = brd_alloc(MINOR(dev) / max_part);
+ if (ret == -EEXIST)
+ return 0;
+ return ret;
}
static void brd_del_one(struct brd_device *brd)diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 3873e789478e..ff3422f517a6 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -4518,21 +4518,30 @@ static int floppy_alloc_disk(unsigned int drive, unsigned int type)
static DEFINE_MUTEX(floppy_probe_lock);
-static void floppy_probe(dev_t dev)
+static int floppy_probe(dev_t dev)
{
unsigned int drive = (MINOR(dev) & 3) | ((MINOR(dev) & 0x80) >> 5);
unsigned int type = (MINOR(dev) >> 2) & 0x1f;
+ int err = 0;
if (drive >= N_DRIVE || !floppy_available(drive) ||
type >= ARRAY_SIZE(floppy_type))
- return;
+ return -EINVAL;
mutex_lock(&floppy_probe_lock);
if (!disks[drive][type]) {
- if (floppy_alloc_disk(drive, type) == 0)
- add_disk(disks[drive][type]);
+ err = floppy_alloc_disk(drive, type);
+ if (err == 0) {
+ err = add_disk(disks[drive][type]);
+ if (err) {
+ blk_cleanup_disk(disks[drive][type]);
+ disks[drive][type] = NULL;
+ }
+ }
}
mutex_unlock(&floppy_probe_lock);
+
+ return err;
}
static int __init do_floppy_init(void)diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 00ee365ed5e0..5ffb1900baa9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -2433,13 +2433,18 @@ static void loop_remove(struct loop_device *lo)
kfree(lo);
}
-static void loop_probe(dev_t dev)
+static int loop_probe(dev_t dev)
{
int idx = MINOR(dev) >> part_shift;
+ int ret;
if (max_loop && idx >= max_loop)
- return;
- loop_add(idx);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ ret = loop_add(idx);
+ if (ret == -EEXIST)
+ return 0;
+
+ return ret;
}
static int loop_control_remove(int idx)diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 5111ed966947..cdfabb90acb5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5737,12 +5737,18 @@ static int md_alloc(dev_t dev, char *name)
return error;
}
-static void md_probe(dev_t dev)
+static int md_probe(dev_t dev)
{
+ int error = 0;
+
if (MAJOR(dev) == MD_MAJOR && MINOR(dev) >= 512)
- return;
+ return -EINVAL;
if (create_on_open)
- md_alloc(dev, NULL);
+ error = md_alloc(dev, NULL);
+ if (error == -EEXIST)
+ return 0;
+
+ return error;
}
static int add_named_array(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 665e79d3f06c..5f5e4a4cbe28 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -632,8 +632,9 @@ static struct scsi_driver sd_template = {
* Don't request a new module, as that could deadlock in multipath
* environment.
*/
-static void sd_default_probe(dev_t devt)
+static int sd_default_probe(dev_t devt)
{
+ return 0;
}
/*diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 8d98ff613aae..f805173de312 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ struct gendisk *__blk_alloc_disk(int node, struct lock_class_key *lkclass);
void blk_cleanup_disk(struct gendisk *disk);
int __register_blkdev(unsigned int major, const char *name,
- void (*probe)(dev_t devt));
+ int (*probe)(dev_t devt));
#define register_blkdev(major, name) \
__register_blkdev(major, name, NULL)
void unregister_blkdev(unsigned int major, const char *name);
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static inline int bd_register_pending_holders(struct gendisk *disk)
dev_t part_devt(struct gendisk *disk, u8 partno);
void inc_diskseq(struct gendisk *disk);
dev_t blk_lookup_devt(const char *name, int partno);
-void blk_request_module(dev_t devt);
+int blk_request_module(dev_t devt);
#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
void printk_all_partitions(void);
#else /* CONFIG_BLOCK */
--
2.30.2