This changes do_io_accounting to use the new exec_update_mutex instead of cred_guard_mutex. This fixes possible deadlocks when the trace is accessing /proc/$pid/io for instance. This should be safe, as the credentials are only used for reading. Signed-off-by: Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/proc/base.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c index fed76abf..6b13fc4 100644 --- a/fs/proc/base.c +++ b/fs/proc/base.c @@ -2861,7 +2861,7 @@ static int do_io_accounting(struct task_struct *task, struct seq_file *m, int wh unsigned long flags; int result; - result = mutex_lock_killable(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex); + result = mutex_lock_killable(&task->signal->exec_update_mutex); if (result) return result; @@ -2897,7 +2897,7 @@ static int do_io_accounting(struct task_struct *task, struct seq_file *m, int wh result = 0; out_unlock: - mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex); + mutex_unlock(&task->signal->exec_update_mutex); return result; } -- 1.9.1
