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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 1b5ae35..77162ed 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -875,6 +875,11 @@ static inline unsigned long copy_semid_from_user(struct sem_setbuf *out, void __
}
}
+/*
+ * This function handles some semctl commands which require the rw_mutex
+ * to be held in write mode.
+ * NOTE: no locks must be held, the rw_mutex is taken inside this function.
+ */
static int semctl_down(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid, int semnum,
int cmd, int version, union semun arg)
{
@@ -887,9 +892,12 @@ static int semctl_down(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid, int semnum,
if(copy_semid_from_user (&setbuf, arg.buf, version))
return -EFAULT;
}
+ down_write(&sem_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
sma = sem_lock_check_down(ns, semid);
- if (IS_ERR(sma))
- return PTR_ERR(sma);
+ if (IS_ERR(sma)) {
+ err = PTR_ERR(sma);
+ goto out_up;
+ }
ipcp = &sma->sem_perm;
@@ -915,26 +923,22 @@ static int semctl_down(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid, int semnum,
switch(cmd){
case IPC_RMID:
freeary(ns, ipcp);
- err = 0;
- break;
+ goto out_up;
case IPC_SET:
ipcp->uid = setbuf.uid;
ipcp->gid = setbuf.gid;
ipcp->mode = (ipcp->mode & ~S_IRWXUGO)
| (setbuf.mode & S_IRWXUGO);
sma->sem_ctime = get_seconds();
- sem_unlock(sma);
- err = 0;
break;
default:
- sem_unlock(sma);
err = -EINVAL;
- break;
}
- return err;
out_unlock:
sem_unlock(sma);
+out_up:
+ up_write(&sem_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
return err;
}
@@ -968,9 +972,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_semctl (int semid, int semnum, int cmd, union semun arg)
return err;
case IPC_RMID:
case IPC_SET:
- down_write(&sem_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
err = semctl_down(ns,semid,semnum,cmd,version,arg);
- up_write(&sem_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
return err;
default:
return -EINVAL;
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