md: extend spinlock protection in register_md_cluster_operations

NeilBrown · NeilBrown · commit 6022e75bf068 · 2015-08-31T19:42:59.000+02:00
This code looks racy.

The only possible race is if two modules try to register at the same
time and that won't happen.  But make the code look safe anyway.

Signed-off-by: NeilBrown &lt;neilb@suse.com&gt;
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7427,15 +7427,19 @@ int unregister_md_personality(struct md_personality *p)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_md_personality);
 
-int register_md_cluster_operations(struct md_cluster_operations *ops, struct module *module)
+int register_md_cluster_operations(struct md_cluster_operations *ops,
+				   struct module *module)
 {
-	if (md_cluster_ops != NULL)
-		return -EALREADY;
+	int ret = 0;
 	spin_lock(&pers_lock);
-	md_cluster_ops = ops;
-	md_cluster_mod = module;
+	if (md_cluster_ops != NULL)
+		ret = -EALREADY;
+	else {
+		md_cluster_ops = ops;
+		md_cluster_mod = module;
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&pers_lock);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_md_cluster_operations);
 
