5 files changed, 32 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
index d7a6881b571..b25675faaaf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
@@ -1159,6 +1160,7 @@ static int ib_ucm_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct ib_ucm_file *file;
 
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	file = kmalloc(sizeof(*file), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!file)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
index ca4cf3a511a..195f97302fe 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/in.h>
 #include <linux/in6.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include <rdma/rdma_user_cm.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_marshall.h>
@@ -1156,6 +1157,7 @@ static int ucma_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	if (!file)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	lock_kernel();
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&file->event_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&file->ctx_list);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&file->poll_wait);
@@ -1163,6 +1165,7 @@ static int ucma_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 	filp->private_data = file;
 	file->filp = filp;
+	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
index 840ede9ae96..208c7f34323 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
@@ -777,6 +777,19 @@ static long ib_umad_compat_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * ib_umad_open() does not need the BKL:
+ *
+ *  - umad_port[] accesses are protected by port_lock, the
+ *    ib_umad_port structures are properly reference counted, and
+ *    everything else is purely local to the file being created, so
+ *    races against other open calls are not a problem;
+ *  - the ioctl method does not affect any global state outside of the
+ *    file structure being operated on;
+ *  - the port is added to umad_port[] as the last part of module
+ *    initialization so the open method will either immediately run
+ *    -ENXIO, or all required initialization will be done.
+ */
 static int ib_umad_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct ib_umad_port *port;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index caed42bf7ef..0f34858e31e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -610,6 +610,18 @@ static int ib_uverbs_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		return file->device->ib_dev->mmap(file->ucontext, vma);
 }
 
+/*
+ * ib_uverbs_open() does not need the BKL:
+ *
+ *  - dev_table[] accesses are protected by map_lock, the
+ *    ib_uverbs_device structures are properly reference counted, and
+ *    everything else is purely local to the file being created, so
+ *    races against other open calls are not a problem;
+ *  - there is no ioctl method to race against;
+ *  - the device is added to dev_table[] as the last part of module
+ *    initialization, the open method will either immediately run
+ *    -ENXIO, or all required initialization will be done.
+ */
 static int ib_uverbs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct ib_uverbs_device *dev;
@@ -651,7 +663,6 @@ err_module:
 
 err:
 	kref_put(&dev->ref, ib_uverbs_release_dev);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c
index b472b15637f..35f301c88b5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 
 #include "ipath_kernel.h"
@@ -1815,6 +1816,7 @@ done:
 static int ipath_open(struct inode *in, struct file *fp)
 {
 	/* The real work is performed later in ipath_assign_port() */
+	cycle_kernel_lock();
 	fp->private_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ipath_filedata), GFP_KERNEL);
 	return fp->private_data ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }