Re: [PATCH] fbcon -- fix race between open and removal of framebuffers

[Jack Stone <jwjstone@fastmail.fm>]

On 05/05/2011 18:41, tim.gardner@canonical.com wrote:
> +static struct fb_info *get_framebuffer_info(int idx)
> +__acquires(&registered_lock)
> +__releases(&registered_lock)
> +{
> +	struct fb_info *fb_info;
> +
> +	spin_lock(&registered_lock);
> +	fb_info = registered_fb[idx];
> +	fb_info->ref_count++;
> +	spin_unlock(&registered_lock);
> +
> +	return fb_info;
> +}
> +
>  static int
>  fb_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
>  __acquires(&info->lock)
> @@ -1363,13 +1421,17 @@ __releases(&info->lock)
>  
>  	if (fbidx >= FB_MAX)
>  		return -ENODEV;
> -	info = registered_fb[fbidx];
> +	info = get_framebuffer_info(fbidx);
>  	if (!info)
>  		request_module("fb%d", fbidx);
> -	info = registered_fb[fbidx];
> +	info = get_framebuffer_info(fbidx);
>  	if (!info)
>  		return -ENODEV;

If the first get_framebuffer_info succeeds don't you up the ref count
twice? Shouldn't this be:

info = get_framebuffer_info(fbidx);
if (!info) {
	request_module("fb%d", fbidx);
	info = get_framebuffer_info(fbidx);
}
if (!info)
	return -ENODEV;

Thanks,

Jack