Re: [BUG] act_ife: sleeping functions called in atomic context

On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 5:38 PM, Jamal Hadi Salim [off-list ref] wrote:

On 16-06-16 05:43 PM, Cong Wang wrote:

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On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 1:50 PM, Alexey Khoroshilov
[off-list ref] wrote:

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tcf_ife_init() contains a big chunk of code executed with
ife->tcf_lock spinlock held. But that code contains several calls
to sleeping functions:
   populate_metalist() and use_all_metadata()
     -> add_metainfo()
       -> find_ife_oplist(metaid)
         -> read_lock()
         -> try_module_get(o->owner)
       -> kzalloc(sizeof(*mi), GFP_KERNEL);

Hmm, we don't need to hold that spinlock when we create a new ife action,
since we haven't inserted it yet. We do need it when we modify an existing
one. So I am thinking if we can refactor that code to avoid spinlock
whenever possible.

Does attached (compile tested) patch help?

You at least miss the unlock in load_metaops_and_vet()?

I think we can just remove that tcf_lock, I am testing a patch now.