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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 80f7a6d0051..2777f40a9c7 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ extern int max_threads;
static struct workqueue_struct *khelper_wq;
-/*
- * kmod_thread_locker is used for deadlock avoidance. There is no explicit
- * locking to protect this global - it is private to the singleton khelper
- * thread and should only ever be modified by that thread.
- */
-static const struct task_struct *kmod_thread_locker;
-
#define CAP_BSET (void *)1
#define CAP_PI (void *)2
@@ -223,7 +216,6 @@ static void umh_complete(struct subprocess_info *sub_info)
static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
{
struct subprocess_info *sub_info = data;
- int wait = sub_info->wait & ~UMH_KILLABLE;
struct cred *new;
int retval;
@@ -267,20 +259,13 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
out:
sub_info->retval = retval;
/* wait_for_helper() will call umh_complete if UHM_WAIT_PROC. */
- if (wait != UMH_WAIT_PROC)
+ if (!(sub_info->wait & UMH_WAIT_PROC))
umh_complete(sub_info);
if (!retval)
return 0;
do_exit(0);
}
-static int call_helper(void *data)
-{
- /* Worker thread started blocking khelper thread. */
- kmod_thread_locker = current;
- return ____call_usermodehelper(data);
-}
-
/* Keventd can't block, but this (a child) can. */
static int wait_for_helper(void *data)
{
@@ -323,21 +308,14 @@ static void __call_usermodehelper(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct subprocess_info *sub_info =
container_of(work, struct subprocess_info, work);
- int wait = sub_info->wait & ~UMH_KILLABLE;
pid_t pid;
- /* CLONE_VFORK: wait until the usermode helper has execve'd
- * successfully We need the data structures to stay around
- * until that is done. */
- if (wait == UMH_WAIT_PROC)
+ if (sub_info->wait & UMH_WAIT_PROC)
pid = kernel_thread(wait_for_helper, sub_info,
CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | SIGCHLD);
- else {
- pid = kernel_thread(call_helper, sub_info,
- CLONE_VFORK | SIGCHLD);
- /* Worker thread stopped blocking khelper thread. */
- kmod_thread_locker = NULL;
- }
+ else
+ pid = kernel_thread(____call_usermodehelper, sub_info,
+ SIGCHLD);
if (pid < 0) {
sub_info->retval = pid;
@@ -571,17 +549,6 @@ int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *sub_info, int wait)
goto out;
}
/*
- * Worker thread must not wait for khelper thread at below
- * wait_for_completion() if the thread was created with CLONE_VFORK
- * flag, for khelper thread is already waiting for the thread at
- * wait_for_completion() in do_fork().
- */
- if (wait != UMH_NO_WAIT && current == kmod_thread_locker) {
- retval = -EBUSY;
- goto out;
- }
-
- /*
* Set the completion pointer only if there is a waiter.
* This makes it possible to use umh_complete to free
* the data structure in case of UMH_NO_WAIT.