When built as a module and running with update_ms >= 0, pstore will Oops
during module unload since the work timer is still running. This makes sure
the worker is stopped before unloading.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
fs/pstore/platform.c | 10 +++++++++-
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/pstore/platform.c b/fs/pstore/platform.c
index cfc1abd264d9..074fe85a2078 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/platform.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/platform.c
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ int pstore_register(struct pstore_info *psi)
if (psi->flags & PSTORE_FLAGS_PMSG)
pstore_register_pmsg();
+ /* Start watching for new records, if desired. */
if (pstore_update_ms >= 0) {
pstore_timer.expires = jiffies +
msecs_to_jiffies(pstore_update_ms);
@@ -731,6 +732,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pstore_register);
void pstore_unregister(struct pstore_info *psi)
{
+ /* Stop timer and make sure all work has finished. */
+ pstore_update_ms = -1;
+ del_timer_sync(&pstore_timer);
+ flush_work(&pstore_work);
+
if (psi->flags & PSTORE_FLAGS_PMSG)
pstore_unregister_pmsg();
if (psi->flags & PSTORE_FLAGS_FTRACE)
@@ -830,7 +836,9 @@ static void pstore_timefunc(unsigned long dummy)
schedule_work(&pstore_work);
}
- mod_timer(&pstore_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(pstore_update_ms));
+ if (pstore_update_ms >= 0)
+ mod_timer(&pstore_timer,
+ jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(pstore_update_ms));
}
module_param(backend, charp, 0444);
--
2.7.4
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