klp_patch_enable() and klp_patch_disable() should check the current state of the patch under the klp_lock. Otherwise, it might detect that the operation is valid but the situation might change before it takes the lock. Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxx> --- kernel/livepatch/core.c | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c index d6d0f50e81f8..b848069e44cc 100644 --- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c +++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c @@ -425,11 +425,13 @@ int klp_disable_patch(struct klp_patch *patch) { int ret; - if (!klp_is_enabled()) - return -ENODEV; - mutex_lock(&klp_mutex); + if (!klp_is_enabled()) { + ret = -ENODEV; + goto err; + } + if (!klp_patch_is_registered(patch)) { ret = -EINVAL; goto err; @@ -489,11 +491,13 @@ int klp_enable_patch(struct klp_patch *patch) { int ret; - if (!klp_is_enabled()) - return -ENODEV; - mutex_lock(&klp_mutex); + if (!klp_is_enabled()) { + ret = -ENODEV; + goto err; + } + if (!klp_patch_is_registered(patch)) { ret = -EINVAL; goto err; -- 1.8.5.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe live-patching" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html