From: Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
To: Rajat Jain <rajatxjain@gmail.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
Subject: Re: debugfs_remove_recursive() while a file is in use by userspace
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 20:30:31 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151228203031.GI20997@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAA93t1pTkDpaZpQuVu0bQpxsxxUDViKU6-bLbporqkyHCJ0=mw@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 12:27:22PM -0800, Rajat Jain wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wanted to understand the behavior taken when a module calls
> debugfs_remove_recursive() on a directory, while files under that
> directory may still be in use by the userspace (for instance an
> ongoing read / write operation).
>
> Does the function wait
>
> (1) until all the currently executing file operation methods
> (read/write/map etc) have returned?
No
> OR
> (2) until the user has given up all references (descriptors) to the
> files under the directory (i.e. until release() method has been
> called)?
... and no. Don't use debugfs for objects that might have a finite
lifetime, or you'll get trouble. And don't use debugfs outside of
well-isolated testing systems.
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From: Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
To: Rajat Jain <rajatxjain@gmail.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
Subject: Re: debugfs_remove_recursive() while a file is in use by userspace
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 20:30:31 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151228203031.GI20997@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAA93t1pTkDpaZpQuVu0bQpxsxxUDViKU6-bLbporqkyHCJ0=mw@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 12:27:22PM -0800, Rajat Jain wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wanted to understand the behavior taken when a module calls
> debugfs_remove_recursive() on a directory, while files under that
> directory may still be in use by the userspace (for instance an
> ongoing read / write operation).
>
> Does the function wait
>
> (1) until all the currently executing file operation methods
> (read/write/map etc) have returned?
No
> OR
> (2) until the user has given up all references (descriptors) to the
> files under the directory (i.e. until release() method has been
> called)?
... and no. Don't use debugfs for objects that might have a finite
lifetime, or you'll get trouble. And don't use debugfs outside of
well-isolated testing systems.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-12-28 20:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-12-28 20:27 debugfs_remove_recursive() while a file is in use by userspace Rajat Jain
2015-12-28 20:30 ` Al Viro [this message]
2015-12-28 20:30 ` Al Viro
2015-12-28 20:31 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2015-12-28 20:51 ` Rajat Jain
2015-12-28 20:51 ` Rajat Jain
2015-12-28 20:58 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2015-12-28 21:11 ` Rajat Jain
2015-12-28 21:17 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2015-12-28 21:17 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2015-12-28 20:42 ` Nicolai Stange
2015-12-28 20:42 ` Nicolai Stange
2015-12-28 20:56 ` Rajat Jain
2015-12-28 20:56 ` Rajat Jain
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