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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 567549a011d1..7b6e5e1cf956 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ static struct blk_major_name {
void (*probe)(dev_t devt);
} *major_names[BLKDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
static DEFINE_MUTEX(major_names_lock);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(major_names_spinlock);
/* index in the above - for now: assume no multimajor ranges */
static inline int major_to_index(unsigned major)
@@ -195,11 +196,11 @@ void blkdev_show(struct seq_file *seqf, off_t offset)
{
struct blk_major_name *dp;
- mutex_lock(&major_names_lock);
+ spin_lock(&major_names_spinlock);
for (dp = major_names[major_to_index(offset)]; dp; dp = dp->next)
if (dp->major == offset)
seq_printf(seqf, "%3d %s\n", dp->major, dp->name);
- mutex_unlock(&major_names_lock);
+ spin_unlock(&major_names_spinlock);
}
#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ int __register_blkdev(unsigned int major, const char *name,
p->next = NULL;
index = major_to_index(major);
+ spin_lock(&major_names_spinlock);
for (n = &major_names[index]; *n; n = &(*n)->next) {
if ((*n)->major == major)
break;
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ int __register_blkdev(unsigned int major, const char *name,
*n = p;
else
ret = -EBUSY;
+ spin_unlock(&major_names_spinlock);
if (ret < 0) {
printk("register_blkdev: cannot get major %u for %s\n",
@@ -298,6 +301,7 @@ void unregister_blkdev(unsigned int major, const char *name)
int index = major_to_index(major);
mutex_lock(&major_names_lock);
+ spin_lock(&major_names_spinlock);
for (n = &major_names[index]; *n; n = &(*n)->next)
if ((*n)->major == major)
break;
@@ -307,6 +311,7 @@ void unregister_blkdev(unsigned int major, const char *name)
p = *n;
*n = p->next;
}
+ spin_unlock(&major_names_spinlock);
mutex_unlock(&major_names_lock);
kfree(p);
}