fs-namespace-preemption-fix.patch

From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:44:27 -0500
Subject: fs: namespace preemption fix

On RT we cannot loop with preemption disabled here as
mnt_make_readonly() might have been preempted. We can safely enable
preemption while waiting for MNT_WRITE_HOLD to be cleared. Safe on !RT
as well.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

---
 fs/namespace.c |    5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: linux-stable/fs/namespace.c
===================================================================
--- linux-stable.orig/fs/namespace.c
+++ linux-stable/fs/namespace.c
@@ -311,8 +311,11 @@ int __mnt_want_write(struct vfsmount *m)
 	 * incremented count after it has set MNT_WRITE_HOLD.
 	 */
 	smp_mb();
-	while (mnt->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_WRITE_HOLD)
+	while (mnt->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_WRITE_HOLD) {
+		preempt_enable();
 		cpu_relax();
+		preempt_disable();
+	}
 	/*
 	 * After the slowpath clears MNT_WRITE_HOLD, mnt_is_readonly will
 	 * be set to match its requirements. So we must not load that until