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-rw-r--r--kernel/cgroup.c27
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 98a8045..58c67b3 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2324,6 +2324,14 @@ static int cgroup_rename(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct kernfs_node *new_parent,
if (cgroup_sane_behavior(cgrp))
return -EPERM;
+ /*
+ * We're gonna grab cgroup_tree_mutex which nests outside kernfs
+ * active_ref. kernfs_rename() doesn't require active_ref
+ * protection. Break them before grabbing cgroup_tree_mutex.
+ */
+ kernfs_break_active_protection(new_parent);
+ kernfs_break_active_protection(kn);
+
mutex_lock(&cgroup_tree_mutex);
mutex_lock(&cgroup_mutex);
@@ -2331,6 +2339,9 @@ static int cgroup_rename(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct kernfs_node *new_parent,
mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
mutex_unlock(&cgroup_tree_mutex);
+
+ kernfs_unbreak_active_protection(kn);
+ kernfs_unbreak_active_protection(new_parent);
return ret;
}
@@ -3778,8 +3789,22 @@ static int cgroup_mkdir(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn, const char *name,
umode_t mode)
{
struct cgroup *parent = parent_kn->priv;
+ int ret;
- return cgroup_create(parent, name, mode);
+ /*
+ * cgroup_create() grabs cgroup_tree_mutex which nests outside
+ * kernfs active_ref and cgroup_create() already synchronizes
+ * properly against removal through cgroup_lock_live_group().
+ * Break it before calling cgroup_create().
+ */
+ cgroup_get(parent);
+ kernfs_break_active_protection(parent_kn);
+
+ ret = cgroup_create(parent, name, mode);
+
+ kernfs_unbreak_active_protection(parent_kn);
+ cgroup_put(parent);
+ return ret;
}
/*
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