[...] > +int configfs_register_group(struct config_group *parent_group, > + struct config_group *group) > +{ > + struct dentry *dentry; > + int ret; > + > + link_group(parent_group, group); This needs to hold subsys->su_mutex I think from here to before the return we need to hold the parent dentry mutex with I_MUTEX_PARENT > + > + ret = create_default_group(parent_group, group, &dentry); > + if (ret == 0) > + configfs_dir_set_ready(dentry->d_fsdata); This needs to hold configfs_dirent_lock > + > + return ret; > +} > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(configfs_register_group); > + > +void configfs_unregister_group(struct config_group *group) > +{ > + struct dentry *dentry = group->cg_item.ci_dentry; > + We probably need to do the detach_prep stuff somewhere in here. I think this needs to hold the parent dentry mutex with I_MUTEX_PARENT from here to ... > + mutex_lock(&d_inode(dentry)->i_mutex); > + configfs_detach_group(&group->cg_item); > + d_inode(dentry)->i_flags |= S_DEAD; > + dont_mount(dentry); > + mutex_unlock(&d_inode(dentry)->i_mutex); > + > + d_delete(dentry); ... here > + dput(dentry); > + unlink_group(group); needs subsys->su_mutex > +} > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(configfs_unregister_group); > + > int configfs_register_subsystem(struct configfs_subsystem *subsys) > { > int err; > diff --git a/include/linux/configfs.h b/include/linux/configfs.h > index c9e5c57..726980e 100644 > --- a/include/linux/configfs.h > +++ b/include/linux/configfs.h > @@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ static inline struct configfs_subsystem *to_configfs_subsystem(struct config_gro > int configfs_register_subsystem(struct configfs_subsystem *subsys); > void configfs_unregister_subsystem(struct configfs_subsystem *subsys); > > +int configfs_register_group(struct config_group *parent_group, > + struct config_group *group); > +void configfs_unregister_group(struct config_group *group); > + > /* These functions can sleep and can alloc with GFP_KERNEL */ > /* WARNING: These cannot be called underneath configfs callbacks!! */ > int configfs_depend_item(struct configfs_subsystem *subsys, struct config_item *target); > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-iio" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html