[PATCH 01/13] spufs: fix locking in spu_acquire_runnable

[Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>]

We need to check for validity of owner under down_write,
down_read is not enough.

Noticed by Al Viro.

Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arndb@de.ibm.com>

Index: linux-cg/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c
===================================================================
--- linux-cg.orig/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c	2005-12-22 12:10:15.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-cg/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c	2005-12-22 12:10:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -120,27 +120,29 @@
 		ctx->spu->prio = current->prio;
 		return 0;
 	}
+	up_read(&ctx->state_sema);
+
+	down_write(&ctx->state_sema);
 	/* ctx is about to be freed, can't acquire any more */
 	if (!ctx->owner) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	up_read(&ctx->state_sema);
 
-	down_write(&ctx->state_sema);
 	if (ctx->state == SPU_STATE_SAVED) {
 		ret = spu_activate(ctx, 0);
 		ctx->state = SPU_STATE_RUNNABLE;
 	}
-	downgrade_write(&ctx->state_sema);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
+	downgrade_write(&ctx->state_sema);
 	/* On success, we return holding the lock */
+
 	return ret;
 out:
 	/* Release here, to simplify calling code. */
-	up_read(&ctx->state_sema);
+	up_write(&ctx->state_sema);
 
 	return ret;
 }

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