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-rw-r--r--drivers/block/loop.c16
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 9721d100caf..2621ed2ce6d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -969,11 +969,18 @@ static int loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, struct block_device *bdev)
bd_set_size(bdev, 0);
mapping_set_gfp_mask(filp->f_mapping, gfp);
lo->lo_state = Lo_unbound;
- fput(filp);
/* This is safe: open() is still holding a reference. */
module_put(THIS_MODULE);
if (max_part > 0)
ioctl_by_bdev(bdev, BLKRRPART, 0);
+ mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+ /*
+ * Need not hold lo_ctl_mutex to fput backing file.
+ * Calling fput holding lo_ctl_mutex triggers a circular
+ * lock dependency possibility warning as fput can take
+ * bd_mutex which is usually taken before lo_ctl_mutex.
+ */
+ fput(filp);
return 0;
}
@@ -1191,7 +1198,7 @@ static int lo_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
struct loop_device *lo = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
int err;
- mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+ mutex_lock_nested(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex, 1);
switch (cmd) {
case LOOP_SET_FD:
err = loop_set_fd(lo, mode, bdev, arg);
@@ -1200,7 +1207,10 @@ static int lo_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
err = loop_change_fd(lo, bdev, arg);
break;
case LOOP_CLR_FD:
+ /* loop_clr_fd would have unlocked lo_ctl_mutex on success */
err = loop_clr_fd(lo, bdev);
+ if (!err)
+ goto out_unlocked;
break;
case LOOP_SET_STATUS:
err = loop_set_status_old(lo, (struct loop_info __user *) arg);
@@ -1218,6 +1228,8 @@ static int lo_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
err = lo->ioctl ? lo->ioctl(lo, cmd, arg) : -EINVAL;
}
mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+
+out_unlocked:
return err;
}