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    Subject[patch 67/67] block layer: elv_iosched_show should get elv_list_lock

    -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

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    From: Vasily Tarasov <vtaras@openvz.org>

    elv_iosched_show function iterates other elv_list,
    hence elv_list_lock should be got.

    Also the question is: in elv_iosched_show, elv_iosched_store
    q->elevator->elevator_type construction is used without locking q->queue_lock.
    Is it expected?..

    Signed-off-by: Vasily Tarasov <vtaras@openvz.org>
    Cc: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
    Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>


    ---
    block/elevator.c | 4 ++--
    1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

    --- linux-2.6.18.orig/block/elevator.c
    +++ linux-2.6.18/block/elevator.c
    @@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ ssize_t elv_iosched_show(request_queue_t
    struct list_head *entry;
    int len = 0;

    - spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
    + spin_lock_irq(&elv_list_lock);
    list_for_each(entry, &elv_list) {
    struct elevator_type *__e;

    @@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ ssize_t elv_iosched_show(request_queue_t
    else
    len += sprintf(name+len, "%s ", __e->elevator_name);
    }
    - spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
    + spin_unlock_irq(&elv_list_lock);

    len += sprintf(len+name, "\n");
    return len;
    --
    -
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