On 01/13/2008 09:32 PM, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
quoted text
> This patch converts ioctl call to unlocked_ioctl form with
> explicit big-kernel-lock. Also it makes a bit of cleanup
> converting miscdevice structure initialization to C99 form.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com>
> ---
> 
> Any comments are welcome.
> This is untested code - i've no such chip on my laptop.
> 
> Andi, i think we could use mutex to eliminate BKL, but not sure.
> 
> 
>  drivers/char/ip27-rtc.c |   86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
>  1 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/char/ip27-rtc.c b/drivers/char/ip27-rtc.c
> index 932264a..1d83e16 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/ip27-rtc.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/ip27-rtc.c
> @@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
>  #include <asm/sn/sn0/hub.h>
>  #include <asm/sn/sn_private.h>
>  
> -static int rtc_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
> -		     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
> +static long rtc_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
> +		      unsigned long arg);
>  
>  static int rtc_read_proc(char *page, char **start, off_t off,
>                           int count, int *eof, void *data);
> @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static void get_rtc_time(struct rtc_time *rtc_tm);
>  #define RTC_TIMER_ON		0x02	/* missed irq timer active	*/
>  
>  static unsigned char rtc_status;	/* bitmapped status byte.	*/
> -static unsigned long rtc_freq;	/* Current periodic IRQ rate	*/
> +static unsigned long rtc_freq;		/* Current periodic IRQ rate	*/
>  static struct m48t35_rtc *rtc;
>  
>  /*
> @@ -75,30 +75,34 @@ static unsigned long epoch = 1970;	/* year corresponding to 0x00	*/
>  static const unsigned char days_in_mo[] =
>  {0, 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31};
>  
> -static int rtc_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
> -		     unsigned long arg)
> +static long rtc_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
>  {
> -
>  	struct rtc_time wtime;
> +	int err;
> +
> +	lock_kernel();

This routine seems to be re-entrant due to parameters on stack + the spin lock, 
hence the lock is not needed here at all.

quoted text
>  
>  	switch (cmd) {
>  	case RTC_RD_TIME:	/* Read the time/date from RTC	*/
> -	{
>  		get_rtc_time(&wtime);
> +		err = copy_to_user((void *)arg, &wtime, sizeof wtime) ? -EFAULT : 0;
>  		break;
> -	}
>  	case RTC_SET_TIME:	/* Set the RTC */
>  	{
>  		struct rtc_time rtc_tm;
>  		unsigned char mon, day, hrs, min, sec, leap_yr;
>  		unsigned int yrs;
>  
> -		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_TIME))
> -			return -EACCES;
> +		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_TIME)) {
> +			err = -EACCES;
> +			goto unlock;
> +		}
>  
>  		if (copy_from_user(&rtc_tm, (struct rtc_time*)arg,
> -				   sizeof(struct rtc_time)))
> -			return -EFAULT;
> +				   sizeof(struct rtc_time))) {
> +			err = -EFAULT;
> +			goto unlock;
> +		}
>  
>  		yrs = rtc_tm.tm_year + 1900;
>  		mon = rtc_tm.tm_mon + 1;   /* tm_mon starts at zero */
> @@ -107,25 +111,27 @@ static int rtc_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
>  		min = rtc_tm.tm_min;
>  		sec = rtc_tm.tm_sec;
>  
> +		err = -EINVAL;
> +
>  		if (yrs < 1970)
> -			return -EINVAL;
> +			goto unlock;
>  
>  		leap_yr = ((!(yrs % 4) && (yrs % 100)) || !(yrs % 400));
>  
>  		if ((mon > 12) || (day == 0))
> -			return -EINVAL;
> +			goto unlock;
>  
>  		if (day > (days_in_mo[mon] + ((mon == 2) && leap_yr)))
> -			return -EINVAL;
> +			goto unlock;
>  
>  		if ((hrs >= 24) || (min >= 60) || (sec >= 60))
> -			return -EINVAL;
> +			goto unlock;
>  
>  		if ((yrs -= epoch) > 255)    /* They are unsigned */
> -			return -EINVAL;
> +			goto unlock;
>  
>  		if (yrs > 169)
> -			return -EINVAL;
> +			goto unlock;
>  
>  		if (yrs >= 100)
>  			yrs -= 100;
> @@ -148,12 +154,18 @@ static int rtc_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
>  		rtc->control &= ~M48T35_RTC_SET;
>  		spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
>  
> -		return 0;
> +		err = 0;
> +		break;
>  	}
>  	default:
> -		return -EINVAL;
> +		err = -EINVAL;
> +		break;
>  	}
> -	return copy_to_user((void *)arg, &wtime, sizeof wtime) ? -EFAULT : 0;
> +
> + unlock:
> +	unlock_kernel();
> +
> +	return err;
>  }
>  
>  /*
> @@ -170,8 +182,8 @@ static int rtc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
>  		spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
>  		return -EBUSY;
>  	}
> -
>  	rtc_status |= RTC_IS_OPEN;
> +
>  	spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
>  
>  	return 0;
> @@ -197,16 +209,15 @@ static int rtc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
>  
>  static const struct file_operations rtc_fops = {
>  	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
> -	.ioctl		= rtc_ioctl,
> +	.unlocked_ioctl	= rtc_ioctl,
>  	.open		= rtc_open,
>  	.release	= rtc_release,
>  };
>  
> -static struct miscdevice rtc_dev=
> -{
> -	RTC_MINOR,
> -	"rtc",
> -	&rtc_fops
> +static struct miscdevice rtc_dev = {
> +	.minor		= RTC_MINOR,
> +	.name		= "rtc",
> +	.fops		= &rtc_fops,
>  };
>  
>  static int __init rtc_init(void)
> @@ -229,16 +240,15 @@ static int __init rtc_init(void)
>  
>  	return 0;
>  }
> +module_init(rtc_init);
>  
> -static void __exit rtc_exit (void)
> +static void __exit rtc_exit(void)
>  {
>  	/* interrupts and timer disabled at this point by rtc_release */
>  
>  	remove_proc_entry ("rtc", NULL);
>  	misc_deregister(&rtc_dev);
>  }
> -
> -module_init(rtc_init);
>  module_exit(rtc_exit);
>  
>  /*
> @@ -274,14 +284,20 @@ static int rtc_get_status(char *buf)
>  }
>  
>  static int rtc_read_proc(char *page, char **start, off_t off,
> -                                 int count, int *eof, void *data)
> +			 int count, int *eof, void *data)
>  {
>          int len = rtc_get_status(page);
> -        if (len <= off+count) *eof = 1;
> +
> +        if (len <= off + count)
> +		*eof = 1;
> +
>          *start = page + off;
>          len -= off;
> -        if (len>count) len = count;
> -        if (len<0) len = 0;
> +        if (len > count)
> +		len = count;
> +        if (len < 0)
> +		len = 0;
> +
>          return len;
>  }

Post these cleanup things as a separate patch, please.

regards,
-- 
Jiri Slaby
Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University
Suse Labs
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