The main problem is this: When a lock that a client is blocking on comes free, lockd does this in nlmsvc_grant_blocked():
nlm_async_call(block->b_call, NLMPROC_GRANTED_MSG, &nlmsvc_grant_ops); the callback from this call is nlmsvc_grant_callback(). That function does this at the end to wake up lockd: svc_wake_up(block->b_daemon); However there is no guarantee that lockd will be up when this happens. If someone shuts down or restarts lockd before the async call completes, then the b_daemon pointer will point to freed memory and the kernel may oops. If we're shutting down all the nlm_hosts anyway, then it doesn't make sense to allow RPC calls to linger. Allowing them to do so can mean that the RPC calls can outlive the currently running lockd and can lead to the above use after free situation and possibly others. Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- fs/lockd/host.c | 4 +++- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/lockd/host.c b/fs/lockd/host.c index 572601e..8771484 100644 --- a/fs/lockd/host.c +++ b/fs/lockd/host.c @@ -377,8 +377,10 @@ nlm_shutdown_hosts(void) /* First, make all hosts eligible for gc */ dprintk("lockd: nuking all hosts...\n"); for (chain = nlm_hosts; chain < nlm_hosts + NLM_HOST_NRHASH; ++chain) { - hlist_for_each_entry(host, pos, chain, h_hash) + hlist_for_each_entry(host, pos, chain, h_hash) { host->h_expires = jiffies - 1; + rpc_killall_tasks(host->h_rpcclnt); + } } /* Then, perform a garbage collection pass */ -- 1.5.3.7 -- 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/