Re: [PATCH] kernel/module.c: Free lock-classes if parse_args failed

[Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>]

Andrey Tsyvarev <tsyvarev@ispras.ru> writes:
> parse_args call module parameters' .set handlers, which may use locks defined in the module.
> So, these classes should be freed in case parse_args returns error(e.g. due to incorrect parameter passed).

Thanks, this seems right.  Applied.

But this makes me ask: where is lockdep_free_key_range() called on the
module init code?  It doesn't seem to be at all...

Confused,
Rusty.

> Signed-off-by: Andrey Tsyvarev <tsyvarev@ispras.ru>
> ---
>  kernel/module.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
> index 3965511..2b44de4 100644
> --- a/kernel/module.c
> +++ b/kernel/module.c
> @@ -3311,6 +3311,9 @@ static int load_module(struct load_info *info, const char __user *uargs,
>  	module_bug_cleanup(mod);
>  	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
>  
> +	/* Free lock-classes: */
> +	lockdep_free_key_range(mod->module_core, mod->core_size);
> +
>  	/* we can't deallocate the module until we clear memory protection */
>  	unset_module_init_ro_nx(mod);
>  	unset_module_core_ro_nx(mod);
> -- 
> 1.8.3.1