Commit f50b6f8691cae2e0064c499dd3ef3f31142987f0 introduced a race in autofs4 between autofs_lookup_unhashed() and autofs_dentry_release().
autofs_dentry_release() ends up clearing the ->dentry and ->inode members of autofs_info before removing it from the rehash list. The list is protected by the rehash lock in both functions, but since autofs_dentry_release() starts tearing the autofs_info struct down before removing it from the list, autofs_lookup_unhashed() can get a autofs_info with a NULL dentry. This patch moves the clearing of ->dentry and ->inode after the removal from the rehash list. Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- fs/autofs4/root.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) --- a/fs/autofs4/root.c 2007-04-11 09:41:44.000000000 -0400 +++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c 2007-04-11 10:54:37.000000000 -0400 @@ -470,9 +470,6 @@ void autofs4_dentry_release(struct dentr if (inf) { struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(de->d_sb); - inf->dentry = NULL; - inf->inode = NULL; - if (sbi) { spin_lock(&sbi->rehash_lock); if (!list_empty(&inf->rehash)) @@ -480,6 +477,9 @@ void autofs4_dentry_release(struct dentr spin_unlock(&sbi->rehash_lock); } + inf->dentry = NULL; + inf->inode = NULL; + autofs4_free_ino(inf); } } -- Jeff Mahoney SUSE Labs - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/