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    proc: stop using BKL · b4df2b92
    Alexey Dobriyan authored
    
    
    There are four BKL users in proc: de_put(), proc_lookup_de(),
    proc_readdir_de(), proc_root_readdir(),
    
    1) de_put()
    -----------
    de_put() is classic atomic_dec_and_test() refcount wrapper -- no BKL
    needed. BKL doesn't matter to possible refcount leak as well.
    
    2) proc_lookup_de()
    -------------------
    Walking PDE list is protected by proc_subdir_lock(), proc_get_inode() is
    potentially blocking, all callers of proc_lookup_de() eventually end up
    from ->lookup hooks which is protected by directory's ->i_mutex -- BKL
    doesn't protect anything.
    
    3) proc_readdir_de()
    --------------------
    "." and ".." part doesn't need BKL, walking PDE list is under
    proc_subdir_lock, calling filldir callback is potentially blocking
    because it writes to luserspace. All proc_readdir_de() callers
    eventually come from ->readdir hook which is under directory's
    ->i_mutex -- BKL doesn't protect anything.
    
    4) proc_root_readdir_de()
    -------------------------
    proc_root_readdir_de is ->readdir hook, see (3).
    
    Since readdir hooks doesn't use BKL anymore, switch to
    generic_file_llseek, since it also takes directory's i_mutex.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAlexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
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