From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> The logic to free the eventfs_inode (ei) use to set is_freed and clear the "dentry" field under the eventfs_mutex. But that changed when a race was found where the ei->dentry needed to be cleared when the last dput() was called on it. But there was still logic that checked if ei->dentry was not NULL and is_freed is set, and would warn if it was. But since that situation was changed and the ei->dentry isn't cleared until the last dput() is called on it while the ei->is_freed is set, do not test for that condition anymore, and change the comments to reflect that. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20231120235154.265826243@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Fixes: 020010fbfa20 ("eventfs: Delete eventfs_inode when the last dentry is freed") Reported-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> (cherry picked from commit 88903daecacf03b1e5636e1b5f18bda5b07030fc) --- fs/tracefs/event_inode.c | 22 ++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c index f8a594a50ae6..f239b2b507a4 100644 --- a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c +++ b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c @@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ /* * eventfs_mutex protects the eventfs_inode (ei) dentry. Any access * to the ei->dentry must be done under this mutex and after checking - * if ei->is_freed is not set. The ei->dentry is released under the - * mutex at the same time ei->is_freed is set. If ei->is_freed is set - * then the ei->dentry is invalid. + * if ei->is_freed is not set. When ei->is_freed is set, the dentry + * is on its way to being freed after the last dput() is made on it. */ static DEFINE_MUTEX(eventfs_mutex); /* * The eventfs_inode (ei) itself is protected by SRCU. It is released from * its parent's list and will have is_freed set (under eventfs_mutex). - * After the SRCU grace period is over, the ei may be freed. + * After the SRCU grace period is over and the last dput() is called + * the ei is freed. */ DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(eventfs_srcu); @@ -365,12 +365,14 @@ create_file_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, int idx, * created the dentry for this e_dentry. In which case * use that one. * - * Note, with the mutex held, the e_dentry cannot have content - * and the ei->is_freed be true at the same time. + * If ei->is_freed is set, the e_dentry is currently on its + * way to being freed, don't return it. If e_dentry is NULL + * it means it was already freed. */ - dentry = *e_dentry; - if (WARN_ON_ONCE(dentry && ei->is_freed)) + if (ei->is_freed) dentry = NULL; + else + dentry = *e_dentry; /* The lookup does not need to up the dentry refcount */ if (dentry && !lookup) dget(dentry); @@ -473,8 +475,8 @@ create_dir_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *pei, struct eventfs_inode *ei, * created the dentry for this e_dentry. In which case * use that one. * - * Note, with the mutex held, the e_dentry cannot have content - * and the ei->is_freed be true at the same time. + * If ei->is_freed is set, the e_dentry is currently on its + * way to being freed. */ dentry = ei->dentry; if (dentry && !lookup) -- 2.43.0
