[PATCH v7 22/46] virtio_blk: fix race at module removal

Michael S. Tsirkin
2014-11-30T15:11:27Z

If a device appears while module is being removed,
driver will get a callback after we've given up
on the major number.

In theory this means this major number can get reused
by something else, resulting in a conflict.

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
---
drivers/block/virtio_blk.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 055f3df..1f8b111 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -884,8 +884,8 @@ out_destroy_workqueue:

static void __exit fini(void)
{
- unregister_blkdev(major, "virtblk");
unregister_virtio_driver(&virtio_blk);
+ unregister_blkdev(major, "virtblk");
destroy_workqueue(virtblk_wq);
}
module_init(init);
--
MST