[PATCH -next V3] ubi: fix race condition between ctrl_cdev_ioctl and ubi_cdev_ioctl

[Richard Weinberger]

----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
> Von: "chengzhihao1" <chengzhihao1 at huawei.com>
> kernfs_drain() will wait 'root->deactivate_waitq' if
> atomic_read(&kn->active) not equals to KN_DEACTIVATED_BIAS.
> 
> The UBI seq_show callback is invoked with avtive cnt taken:
> vfs_read
>   kernfs_fop_read_iter
>     seq_read_iter
>       m->op->start (kernfs_seq_start)   // kernfs_get_active(of->kn)
>       kernfs_seq_show
>         dev_attribute_show [ubi]
>       m->op->stop (kernfs_seq_stop)     // kernfs_put_active(of->kn)
> 
> The kernfs_drain() is stuck at wait_event() until sysfs reading
> finished, in my local test.

You are right. This means UBI does this extra check in vain.
Maybe even since ever.

Thanks,
//richard