[PATCH] make lockd and rpciod drop locks on exit

Robert Love (rml@tech9.net)
26 Aug 2002 16:06:20 -0400


Linus,

Neither lockd nor rpciod properly drop the BKL on exit.

Yes, the BKL is automatically relinquished on schedule but the failure
to drop the lock throws off the atomic accounting.

This makes them play fair. Please, apply.

Robert Love

diff -urN linux-2.5.31/fs/lockd/svc.c linux/fs/lockd/svc.c
--- linux-2.5.31/fs/lockd/svc.c Sat Aug 10 21:41:42 2002
+++ linux/fs/lockd/svc.c Sat Aug 24 20:18:08 2002
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
rpciod_down();

/* Release module */
+ unlock_kernel();
MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT;
}

diff -urN linux-2.5.31/net/sunrpc/sched.c linux/net/sunrpc/sched.c
--- linux-2.5.31/net/sunrpc/sched.c Sat Aug 10 21:41:36 2002
+++ linux/net/sunrpc/sched.c Sat Aug 24 20:18:08 2002
@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@
wake_up(assassin);

dprintk("RPC: rpciod exiting\n");
+ unlock_kernel();
MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT;
return 0;
}

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