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Srivatsa S. Bhat b298d289c7 PM / Sleep: Fix freezer failures due to racy usermodehelper_is_disabled() 
Commit a144c6a (PM: Print a warning if firmware is requested when tasks
are frozen) introduced usermodehelper_is_disabled() to warn and exit
immediately if firmware is requested when usermodehelpers are disabled.

However, it is racy. Consider the following scenario, currently used in
drivers/base/firmware_class.c:

...
if (usermodehelper_is_disabled())
        goto out;

/* Do actual work */
...

out:
        return err;

Nothing prevents someone from disabling usermodehelpers just after the check
in the 'if' condition, which means that it is quite possible to try doing the
"actual work" with usermodehelpers disabled, leading to undesirable
consequences.

In particular, this race condition in _request_firmware() causes task freezing
failures whenever suspend/hibernation is in progress because, it wrongly waits
to get the firmware/microcode image from userspace when actually the
usermodehelpers are disabled or userspace has been frozen.
Some of the example scenarios that cause freezing failures due to this race
are those that depend on userspace via request_firmware(), such as x86
microcode module initialization and microcode image reload.

Previous discussions about this issue can be found at:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1198291/focus=1200591

This patch adds proper synchronization to fix this issue.

It is to be noted that this patchset fixes the freezing failures but doesn't
remove the warnings. IOW, it does not attempt to add explicit synchronization
to x86 microcode driver to avoid requesting microcode image at inopportune
moments. Because, the warnings were introduced to highlight such cases, in the
first place. And we need not silence the warnings, since we take care of the
*real* problem (freezing failure) and hence, after that, the warnings are
pretty harmless anyway.

Signed-off-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
2011-12-09 23:36:36 +01:00
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debug Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
events Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
gcov gcov: disable CONSTRUCTORS for UML 2011-07-26 16:49:45 -07:00
irq Merge branch 'irq-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2011-11-17 11:46:26 -02:00
power PM / Sleep: Replace mutex_[un]lock(&pm_mutex) with [un]lock_system_sleep() 2011-12-08 23:22:29 +01:00
time kernel: Fix files explicitly needing EXPORT_SYMBOL infrastructure 2011-10-31 19:30:05 -04:00
trace kernel: Fix files explicitly needing EXPORT_SYMBOL infrastructure 2011-10-31 19:30:05 -04:00
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acct.c
async.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
audit.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
audit.h
audit_tree.c
audit_watch.c
auditfilter.c
auditsc.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c
capability.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
cgroup.c memcg: replace ss->id_lock with a rwlock 2011-11-02 16:07:03 -07:00
cgroup_freezer.c freezer: remove unused @sig_only from freeze_task() 2011-11-21 12:32:26 -08:00
compat.c kernel: Fix files explicitly needing EXPORT_SYMBOL infrastructure 2011-10-31 19:30:05 -04:00
configs.c
cpu.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
cpu_pm.c cpu_pm: call notifiers during suspend 2011-09-23 12:05:29 +05:30
cpuset.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
crash_dump.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
cred.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
delayacct.c
dma.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
elfcore.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c freezer: remove racy clear_freeze_flag() and set PF_NOFREEZE on dead tasks 2011-11-21 12:32:23 -08:00
extable.c
fork.c Merge branch 'pm-freezer' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/misc into pm-freezer 2011-11-23 21:09:02 +01:00
freezer.c freezer: kill unused set_freezable_with_signal() 2011-11-23 09:28:17 -08:00
futex.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
futex_compat.c
groups.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
hrtimer.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
hung_task.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
irq_work.c kernel: fix two implicit header assumptions in irq_work.c 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
itimer.c
jump_label.c jump-label: initialize jump-label subsystem much earlier 2011-10-25 11:55:15 -07:00
kallsyms.c
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks
Kconfig.preempt
kexec.c PM / Sleep: Replace mutex_[un]lock(&pm_mutex) with [un]lock_system_sleep() 2011-12-08 23:22:29 +01:00
kfifo.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
kmod.c PM / Sleep: Fix freezer failures due to racy usermodehelper_is_disabled() 2011-12-09 23:36:36 +01:00
kprobes.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
ksysfs.c kernel: ksysfs.c is implicitly using stat.h 2011-10-31 09:20:13 -04:00
kthread.c freezer: kill unused set_freezable_with_signal() 2011-11-23 09:28:17 -08:00
latencytop.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
lockdep.c Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2011-10-26 16:26:53 +02:00
lockdep_internals.h
lockdep_proc.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
lockdep_states.h
Makefile Merge branch 'devel-stable' of http://ftp.arm.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/arm/kernel/git-cur/linux-2.6-arm 2011-10-28 12:02:27 -07:00
module.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
mutex-debug.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
mutex-debug.h
mutex.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
mutex.h
notifier.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
nsproxy.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
padata.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
panic.c module,bug: Add TAINT_OOT_MODULE flag for modules not built in-tree 2011-11-07 07:54:42 +10:30
params.c kernel: params.c needs module.h not moduleparam.h 2011-10-31 09:20:13 -04:00
pid.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
pid_namespace.c
posix-cpu-timers.c Merge branch 'core-locking-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2011-10-26 16:17:32 +02:00
posix-timers.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
printk.c printk: remove bounds checking for log_prefix 2011-10-31 17:30:53 -07:00
profile.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
ptrace.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
range.c range: fix bogus misuse of module.h to get printk() 2011-10-31 09:20:11 -04:00
rcu.h rcu: Add grace-period, quiescent-state, and call_rcu trace events 2011-09-28 21:38:21 -07:00
rcupdate.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
rcutiny.c kernel: fix up module header handling in rcutiny files 2011-10-31 09:20:13 -04:00
rcutiny_plugin.h kernel: fix up module header handling in rcutiny files 2011-10-31 09:20:13 -04:00
rcutorture.c rcu: Make rcu_torture_boost() exit loops at end of test 2011-09-28 21:38:46 -07:00
rcutree.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
rcutree.h rcu: Remove rcu_needs_cpu_flush() to avoid false quiescent states 2011-09-28 21:38:48 -07:00
rcutree_plugin.h rcu: Remove rcu_needs_cpu_flush() to avoid false quiescent states 2011-09-28 21:38:48 -07:00
rcutree_trace.c rcu: Simplify quiescent-state accounting 2011-09-28 21:38:22 -07:00
relay.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
res_counter.c
resource.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
rtmutex-debug.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
rtmutex-debug.h
rtmutex-tester.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
rtmutex.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
rtmutex.h
rtmutex_common.h
rwsem.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
sched.c Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc 2011-11-06 17:12:03 -08:00
sched_autogroup.c
sched_autogroup.h
sched_clock.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
sched_cpupri.c sched/cpupri: Remove cpupri->pri_active 2011-08-14 12:01:11 +02:00
sched_cpupri.h sched/cpupri: Remove cpupri->pri_active 2011-08-14 12:01:11 +02:00
sched_debug.c
sched_fair.c sched: Wrap scheduler p->cpus_allowed access 2011-10-06 12:46:56 +02:00
sched_features.h sched: Kill WAKEUP_PREEMPT 2011-08-14 12:00:41 +02:00
sched_idletask.c
sched_rt.c sched: Warn on rt throttling 2011-10-06 12:47:04 +02:00
sched_stats.h locking, sched: Annotate thread_group_cputimer as raw 2011-09-13 11:11:55 +02:00
sched_stoptask.c sched: Implement hierarchical task accounting for SCHED_OTHER 2011-08-14 12:01:13 +02:00
seccomp.c
semaphore.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
signal.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
smp.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
softirq.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
spinlock.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
srcu.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
stacktrace.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
stop_machine.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
sys.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
sys_ni.c Cross Memory Attach 2011-10-31 17:30:44 -07:00
sysctl.c Merge branch 'akpm' (Andrew's incoming) 2011-10-31 17:46:07 -07:00
sysctl_binary.c ipv4: NET_IPV4_ROUTE_GC_INTERVAL removal 2011-10-03 14:13:01 -04:00
sysctl_check.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
taskstats.c Make TASKSTATS require root access 2011-09-19 17:04:37 -07:00
test_kprobes.c
time.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
timeconst.pl
timer.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
tracepoint.c Tracepoint: Dissociate from module mutex 2011-08-10 20:38:14 -04:00
tsacct.c Make taskstats round statistics down to nearest 1k bytes/events 2011-09-19 17:10:57 -07:00
uid16.c
up.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
user-return-notifier.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
user.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
user_namespace.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
utsname.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
utsname_sysctl.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
wait.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
watchdog.c watchdog: move watchdog_*_all_cpus under CONFIG_SYSCTL 2011-10-31 17:30:53 -07:00
workqueue.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
workqueue_sched.h