Re: [PATCH 2/2] i915: do not leak module ref counter

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Quoting Sergey Senozhatsky (2019-08-02 14:49:55)
> On (08/02/19 14:41), Chris Wilson wrote:
> [..]
> > struct vfsmount *kern_mount(struct file_system_type *type)
> > {
> >         struct vfsmount *mnt;
> >         mnt = vfs_kern_mount(type, SB_KERNMOUNT, type->name, NULL);
> >         if (!IS_ERR(mnt)) {
> >                 /*
> >                  * it is a longterm mount, don't release mnt until
> >                  * we unmount before file sys is unregistered
> >                 */
> >                 real_mount(mnt)->mnt_ns = MNT_NS_INTERNAL;
> >         }
> >         return mnt;
> > }
> > 
> > With the exception of fiddling with MNT_NS_INTERNAL, it seems
> > amenable for our needs.
> 
> Sorry, not sure I understand. i915 use kern_mount() at the moment.
> 
> Since we still need to put_filesystem(), I'd probably add one more
> patch
>         - export put_filesystem()
> 
> so then we can put_filesystem() in i915. Wonder what would happen
> if someone would do
>                 modprobe i915
>                 rmmod i916
> In a loop.
> 
> So something like this (this is against current patch set).

Yes, that's what I in mind. I was thinking of whether we can replace our
kern_mount + fc->ops->reconfigure() into a single vfs_kern_mount(), and
whether or not that works with get_fs_type("tmpfs").
-Chris
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