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vfs: extend vfs_removexattr locking

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This patch takes the i_mutex lock before security_inode_removexattr(),
instead of after, in preparation of calling ima_inode_removexattr().

Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@nokia.com>
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Mimi Zohar 2011-03-23 17:23:06 -04:00
parent 2e4930eb7c
commit 2ab51f3721
1 changed files with 6 additions and 4 deletions
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@ -295,11 +295,13 @@ vfs_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
if (error)
return error;
error = security_inode_removexattr(dentry, name);
if (error)
return error;
mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
error = security_inode_removexattr(dentry, name);
if (error) {
mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
return error;
}
error = inode->i_op->removexattr(dentry, name);
mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);