[PATCH v8 2/6] kernfs: Acquire kernfs_rwsem in kernfs_get_parent_dentry().

Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2025-02-13T14:50:29Z

kernfs_get_parent_dentry() passes kernfs_node::parent to
kernfs_get_inode().

Acquire kernfs_root::kernfs_rwsem to ensure kernfs_node::parent isn't
replaced during the operation.

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
---
fs/kernfs/mount.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/kernfs/mount.c b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
index 1358c21837f1a..b9b16e97bff18 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ static struct dentry *kernfs_fh_to_parent(struct super_block *sb,
static struct dentry *kernfs_get_parent_dentry(struct dentry *child)
{
struct kernfs_node *kn = kernfs_dentry_node(child);
+ struct kernfs_root *root = kernfs_root(kn);

+ guard(rwsem_read)(&root->kernfs_rwsem);
return d_obtain_alias(kernfs_get_inode(child->d_sb, kn->parent));
}

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