This is the third patchset to fix the use-after-free problem in lockd,
and to convert lockd to use the kthread API instead of kernel_thread.
The main change from the last patchset is the elimination of the
svc_create_kthread helper function, and having lockd_up call kthread_run
directly. I've also made some changes to the function prototype for
the lockd function to eliminate the need for casting the function
pointer.
Tested against the reproducer I have for the main issue (detailed in
patch #7). As always, comments and suggestions are appreciated.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
svc_pool_map_set_cpumask will only affect "current" as of now. Add a
new arg so that it can change the cpumask on any given task. Also if
we're not changing "current" we don't care what the oldmask was, so
allow it to be a NULL pointer.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
---
net/sunrpc/svc.c | 16 ++++++++++------
1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index a4a6bf7..9696ae7 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ svc_pool_map_put(void)
* Returns 1 and fills in oldmask iff a cpumask was applied.
*/
static inline int
-svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(unsigned int pidx, cpumask_t *oldmask)
+svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int pidx,
+ cpumask_t *oldmask)
{
struct svc_pool_map *m = &svc_pool_map;
unsigned int node; /* or cpu */
@@ -314,13 +315,15 @@ svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(unsigned int pidx, cpumask_t *oldmask)
return 0;
case SVC_POOL_PERCPU:
node = m->pool_to[pidx];
- *oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
- set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(node));
+ if (oldmask != NULL)
+ *oldmask = task->cpus_allowed;
+ set_cpus_allowed(task, cpumask_of_cpu(node));
return 1;
case SVC_POOL_PERNODE:
node = m->pool_to[pidx];
- *oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
- set_cpus_allowed(current, node_to_cpumask(node));
+ if (oldmask != NULL)
+ *oldmask = task->cpus_allowed;
+ set_cpus_allowed(task, node_to_cpumask(node));
return 1;
}
}
@@ -569,7 +572,8 @@ __svc_create_thread(svc_thread_fn func, struct svc_serv *serv,
rqstp->rq_pool = pool;
if (serv->sv_nrpools > 1)
- have_oldmask = svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(pool->sp_id, &oldmask);
+ have_oldmask = svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(current, pool->sp_id,
+ &oldmask);
error = kernel_thread((int (*)(void *)) func, rqstp, 0);
--
1.5.3.3
lockd_start_done is a global var that can be reused if lockd is
restarted, but it's never reinitialized. On all but the first use,
wait_for_completion isn't actually waiting on it since it has
already completed once.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
---
fs/lockd/svc.c | 1 +
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc.c b/fs/lockd/svc.c
index 82e2192..0f4148a 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ lockd_up(int proto) /* Maybe add a 'family' option when IPv6 is supported ?? */
/*
* Create the kernel thread and wait for it to start.
*/
+ init_completion(&lockd_start_done);
error = svc_create_thread(lockd, serv);
if (error) {
printk(KERN_WARNING
--
1.5.3.3
Needed since the plan is to not have a svc_create_thread helper and to
have current users of that function just call kthread_run directly.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
---
net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c | 1 +
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c b/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c
index 27bb185..618e84b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(svc_auth_register);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(auth_domain_lookup);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(svc_authenticate);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(svc_set_client);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(svc_sock_update_bufs);
/* RPC statistics */
#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
--
1.5.3.3
Move the initialzation in __svc_create_thread that happens prior to
thread creation to a new function. Export the function so that when
we replace __svc_create_thread with a kthread version, callers will
have complete control over this initialization.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
---
include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h | 2 ++
net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c | 1 +
net/sunrpc/svc.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
index 8531a70..19483fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ struct svc_procedure {
*/
struct svc_serv * svc_create(struct svc_program *, unsigned int,
void (*shutdown)(struct svc_serv*));
+struct svc_rqst * svc_prepare_thread(struct svc_serv *serv,
+ struct svc_pool *pool);
int svc_create_thread(svc_thread_fn, struct svc_serv *);
void svc_exit_thread(struct svc_rqst *);
struct svc_serv * svc_create_pooled(struct svc_program *, unsigned int,
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c b/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c
index 33d89e8..27bb185 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_rpccred);
/* RPC server stuff */
EXPORT_SYMBOL(svc_create);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(svc_prepare_thread);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(svc_create_thread);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(svc_create_pooled);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(svc_set_num_threads);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index 9696ae7..854e8ec 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -538,23 +538,14 @@ svc_release_buffer(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
put_page(rqstp->rq_pages[i]);
}
-/*
- * Create a thread in the given pool. Caller must hold BKL.
- * On a NUMA or SMP machine, with a multi-pool serv, the thread
- * will be restricted to run on the cpus belonging to the pool.
- */
-static int
-__svc_create_thread(svc_thread_fn func, struct svc_serv *serv,
- struct svc_pool *pool)
+struct svc_rqst *
+svc_prepare_thread(struct svc_serv *serv, struct svc_pool *pool)
{
struct svc_rqst *rqstp;
- int error = -ENOMEM;
- int have_oldmask = 0;
- cpumask_t oldmask;
rqstp = kzalloc(sizeof(*rqstp), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!rqstp)
- goto out;
+ goto out_enomem;
init_waitqueue_head(&rqstp->rq_wait);
@@ -570,6 +561,33 @@ __svc_create_thread(svc_thread_fn func, struct svc_serv *serv,
spin_unlock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
rqstp->rq_server = serv;
rqstp->rq_pool = pool;
+ return rqstp;
+
+out_thread:
+ svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
+out_enomem:
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create a thread in the given pool. Caller must hold BKL.
+ * On a NUMA or SMP machine, with a multi-pool serv, the thread
+ * will be restricted to run on the cpus belonging to the pool.
+ */
+static int
+__svc_create_thread(svc_thread_fn func, struct svc_serv *serv,
+ struct svc_pool *pool)
+{
+ struct svc_rqst *rqstp;
+ int error = -ENOMEM;
+ int have_oldmask = 0;
+ cpumask_t oldmask;
+
+ rqstp = svc_prepare_thread(serv, pool);
+ if (IS_ERR(rqstp)) {
+ error = PTR_ERR(rqstp);
+ goto out;
+ }
if (serv->sv_nrpools > 1)
have_oldmask = svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(current, pool->sp_id,
--
1.5.3.3
lockd makes itself freezable, but never calls try_to_freeze(). Have it
call try_to_freeze() within the main loop.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
---
fs/lockd/svc.c | 3 +++
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc.c b/fs/lockd/svc.c
index 0f4148a..03a83a0 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc.c
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ lockd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
long timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
char buf[RPC_MAX_ADDRBUFLEN];
+ if (try_to_freeze())
+ continue;
+
if (signalled()) {
flush_signals(current);
if (nlmsvc_ops) {
--
1.5.3.3
Have lockd_up start lockd using svc_create_kthread. With this change,
lockd_down now blocks until lockd actually exits, so there's no longer
need for the waitqueue code at the end of lockd_down. This also means
that only one lockd can be running at a time which simplifies the code
within lockd's main loop a bit.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
---
fs/lockd/svc.c | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------
1 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc.c b/fs/lockd/svc.c
index 03a83a0..bb98711 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
#include <linux/smp.h>
#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
#include <linux/freezer.h>
#include <linux/sunrpc/types.h>
@@ -48,13 +49,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nlmsvc_ops);
static DEFINE_MUTEX(nlmsvc_mutex);
static unsigned int nlmsvc_users;
-static pid_t nlmsvc_pid;
-static struct svc_serv *nlmsvc_serv;
+static struct task_struct * nlmsvc_task;
+static struct svc_serv * nlmsvc_serv;
int nlmsvc_grace_period;
unsigned long nlmsvc_timeout;
static DECLARE_COMPLETION(lockd_start_done);
-static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(lockd_exit);
/*
* These can be set at insmod time (useful for NFS as root filesystem),
@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ static inline void clear_grace_period(void)
/*
* This is the lockd kernel thread
*/
-static void
-lockd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
+static int
+lockd(void *vrqstp)
{
int err = 0;
+ struct svc_rqst *rqstp = vrqstp;
unsigned long grace_period_expire;
/* Lock module and set up kernel thread */
@@ -128,11 +129,9 @@ lockd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
/*
* Let our maker know we're running.
*/
- nlmsvc_pid = current->pid;
nlmsvc_serv = rqstp->rq_server;
complete(&lockd_start_done);
- daemonize("lockd");
set_freezable();
/* Process request with signals blocked, but allow SIGKILL. */
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ lockd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
* NFS mount or NFS daemon has gone away, and we've been sent a
* signal, or else another process has taken over our job.
*/
- while ((nlmsvc_users || !signalled()) && nlmsvc_pid == current->pid) {
+ while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
long timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
char buf[RPC_MAX_ADDRBUFLEN];
@@ -203,23 +202,19 @@ lockd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
* Check whether there's a new lockd process before
* shutting down the hosts and clearing the slot.
*/
- if (!nlmsvc_pid || current->pid == nlmsvc_pid) {
- if (nlmsvc_ops)
- nlmsvc_invalidate_all();
- nlm_shutdown_hosts();
- nlmsvc_pid = 0;
- nlmsvc_serv = NULL;
- } else
- printk(KERN_DEBUG
- "lockd: new process, skipping host shutdown\n");
- wake_up(&lockd_exit);
+ if (nlmsvc_ops)
+ nlmsvc_invalidate_all();
+ nlm_shutdown_hosts();
+ nlmsvc_task = NULL;
+ nlmsvc_serv = NULL;
/* Exit the RPC thread */
svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
/* Release module */
unlock_kernel();
- module_put_and_exit(0);
+ module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+ return 0;
}
@@ -270,13 +265,14 @@ int
lockd_up(int proto) /* Maybe add a 'family' option when IPv6 is supported ?? */
{
struct svc_serv * serv;
+ struct svc_rqst * rqstp;
int error = 0;
mutex_lock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
/*
* Check whether we're already up and running.
*/
- if (nlmsvc_pid) {
+ if (nlmsvc_task) {
if (proto)
error = make_socks(nlmsvc_serv, proto);
goto out;
@@ -303,11 +299,24 @@ lockd_up(int proto) /* Maybe add a 'family' option when IPv6 is supported ?? */
/*
* Create the kernel thread and wait for it to start.
*/
+ rqstp = svc_prepare_thread(serv, &serv->sv_pools[0]);
+ if (IS_ERR(rqstp)) {
+ error = PTR_ERR(rqstp);
+ printk(KERN_WARNING
+ "lockd_up: svc_rqst allocation failed, error=%d\n",
+ error);
+ goto destroy_and_out;
+ }
+
+ svc_sock_update_bufs(serv);
init_completion(&lockd_start_done);
- error = svc_create_thread(lockd, serv);
- if (error) {
+ nlmsvc_task = kthread_run(lockd, rqstp, serv->sv_name);
+ if (IS_ERR(nlmsvc_task)) {
+ error = PTR_ERR(nlmsvc_task);
+ nlmsvc_task = NULL;
printk(KERN_WARNING
- "lockd_up: create thread failed, error=%d\n", error);
+ "lockd_up: kthread_run failed, error=%d\n", error);
+ svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
goto destroy_and_out;
}
wait_for_completion(&lockd_start_done);
@@ -339,30 +348,15 @@ lockd_down(void)
if (--nlmsvc_users)
goto out;
} else
- printk(KERN_WARNING "lockd_down: no users! pid=%d\n", nlmsvc_pid);
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "lockd_down: no users! task=%p\n", nlmsvc_task);
- if (!nlmsvc_pid) {
+ if (!nlmsvc_task) {
if (warned++ == 0)
printk(KERN_WARNING "lockd_down: no lockd running.\n");
goto out;
}
warned = 0;
-
- kill_proc(nlmsvc_pid, SIGKILL, 1);
- /*
- * Wait for the lockd process to exit, but since we're holding
- * the lockd semaphore, we can't wait around forever ...
- */
- clear_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING);
- interruptible_sleep_on_timeout(&lockd_exit, HZ);
- if (nlmsvc_pid) {
- printk(KERN_WARNING
- "lockd_down: lockd failed to exit, clearing pid\n");
- nlmsvc_pid = 0;
- }
- spin_lock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock);
- recalc_sigpending();
- spin_unlock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock);
+ kthread_stop(nlmsvc_task);
out:
mutex_unlock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
}
--
1.5.3.3
...and only have lockd exit when the last reference is dropped.
The problem is this:
When a lock that a client is blocking on comes free, lockd does this in
nlmsvc_grant_blocked():
nlm_async_call(block->b_call, NLMPROC_GRANTED_MSG, &nlmsvc_grant_ops);
the callback from this call is nlmsvc_grant_callback(). That function
does this at the end to wake up lockd:
svc_wake_up(block->b_daemon);
However there is no guarantee that lockd will be up when this happens.
If someone shuts down or restarts lockd before the async call completes,
then the b_daemon pointer will point to freed memory and the kernel may
oops.
I first noticed this on older kernels and had mistakenly thought that
newer kernels weren't susceptible, but that's not correct. There's a bit
of a race to make sure that the nlm_host is bound when the async call is
done, but I can now reproduce this at will on current kernels.
This patch is based on Trond's suggestion to add a new reference counter
to lockd, and only allows lockd to go down when it reaches 0. With this
change we can't use kthread_stop here. nlmsvc_unlink_block is called by
lockd and a kthread can't call kthread_stop on itself. So the patch
changes lockd to check the refcount itself and to return if it goes to
0. We do the checking and exit while holding the nlmsvc_mutex to make
sure that a new lockd is not started until the old one is down.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <[email protected]>
---
fs/lockd/svc.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
fs/lockd/svclock.c | 5 ++++
include/linux/lockd/lockd.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc.c b/fs/lockd/svc.c
index bb98711..e1ed155 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(nlmsvc_mutex);
static unsigned int nlmsvc_users;
static struct task_struct * nlmsvc_task;
static struct svc_serv * nlmsvc_serv;
+atomic_t nlmsvc_ref = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
int nlmsvc_grace_period;
unsigned long nlmsvc_timeout;
@@ -134,7 +135,10 @@ lockd(void *vrqstp)
set_freezable();
- /* Process request with signals blocked, but allow SIGKILL. */
+ /*
+ * Process request with signals blocked, but allow SIGKILL which
+ * signifies that lockd should drop all of its locks.
+ */
allow_signal(SIGKILL);
dprintk("NFS locking service started (ver " LOCKD_VERSION ").\n");
@@ -147,15 +151,19 @@ lockd(void *vrqstp)
/*
* The main request loop. We don't terminate until the last
- * NFS mount or NFS daemon has gone away, and we've been sent a
- * signal, or else another process has taken over our job.
+ * NFS mount or NFS daemon has gone away, and the nlm_blocked
+ * list is empty. The nlmsvc_mutex ensures that we prevent a
+ * new lockd from being started before the old one is down.
*/
- while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+ mutex_lock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
+ while (atomic_read(&nlmsvc_ref) != 0) {
long timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
char buf[RPC_MAX_ADDRBUFLEN];
+ mutex_unlock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
+
if (try_to_freeze())
- continue;
+ goto again;
if (signalled()) {
flush_signals(current);
@@ -182,11 +190,12 @@ lockd(void *vrqstp)
*/
err = svc_recv(rqstp, timeout);
if (err == -EAGAIN || err == -EINTR)
- continue;
+ goto again;
if (err < 0) {
printk(KERN_WARNING
"lockd: terminating on error %d\n",
-err);
+ mutex_lock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
break;
}
@@ -194,19 +203,22 @@ lockd(void *vrqstp)
svc_print_addr(rqstp, buf, sizeof(buf)));
svc_process(rqstp);
+again:
+ mutex_lock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
}
- flush_signals(current);
-
/*
- * Check whether there's a new lockd process before
- * shutting down the hosts and clearing the slot.
- */
+ * at this point lockd is committed to going down. We hold the
+ * nlmsvc_mutex until just before exit to prevent a new one
+ * from starting before it's down.
+ */
+ flush_signals(current);
if (nlmsvc_ops)
nlmsvc_invalidate_all();
nlm_shutdown_hosts();
nlmsvc_task = NULL;
nlmsvc_serv = NULL;
+ mutex_unlock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
/* Exit the RPC thread */
svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
@@ -269,6 +281,10 @@ lockd_up(int proto) /* Maybe add a 'family' option when IPv6 is supported ?? */
int error = 0;
mutex_lock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
+
+ if (!nlmsvc_users)
+ atomic_inc(&nlmsvc_ref);
+
/*
* Check whether we're already up and running.
*/
@@ -328,6 +344,8 @@ lockd_up(int proto) /* Maybe add a 'family' option when IPv6 is supported ?? */
destroy_and_out:
svc_destroy(serv);
out:
+ if (!nlmsvc_users && error)
+ atomic_dec(&nlmsvc_ref);
if (!error)
nlmsvc_users++;
mutex_unlock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
@@ -356,7 +374,16 @@ lockd_down(void)
goto out;
}
warned = 0;
- kthread_stop(nlmsvc_task);
+ atomic_dec(&nlmsvc_ref);
+
+ /*
+ * Sending a signal is necessary here. If we get to this point and
+ * nlm_blocked isn't empty then lockd may be held hostage by clients
+ * that are still blocking. Sending the signal makes sure that lockd
+ * invalidates all of its locks so that it's just waiting on RPC
+ * callbacks to complete
+ */
+ kill_proc(nlmsvc_task->pid, SIGKILL, 1);
out:
mutex_unlock(&nlmsvc_mutex);
}
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
index d120ec3..b8fbda3 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ nlmsvc_insert_block(struct nlm_block *block, unsigned long when)
struct list_head *pos;
dprintk("lockd: nlmsvc_insert_block(%p, %ld)\n", block, when);
+ if (list_empty(&nlm_blocked))
+ atomic_inc(&nlmsvc_ref);
+
if (list_empty(&block->b_list)) {
kref_get(&block->b_count);
} else {
@@ -239,6 +242,8 @@ static int nlmsvc_unlink_block(struct nlm_block *block)
/* Remove block from list */
status = posix_unblock_lock(block->b_file->f_file, &block->b_call->a_args.lock.fl);
nlmsvc_remove_block(block);
+ if (list_empty(&nlm_blocked))
+ atomic_dec(&nlmsvc_ref);
return status;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
index e2d1ce3..7389553 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ extern struct svc_procedure nlmsvc_procedures4[];
extern int nlmsvc_grace_period;
extern unsigned long nlmsvc_timeout;
extern int nsm_use_hostnames;
+extern atomic_t nlmsvc_ref;
/*
* Lockd client functions
--
1.5.3.3
On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Jeff Layton wrote:
> This is the third patchset to fix the use-after-free problem in lockd,
> and to convert lockd to use the kthread API instead of kernel_thread.
> The main change from the last patchset is the elimination of the
> svc_create_kthread helper function, and having lockd_up call kthread_run
> directly. I've also made some changes to the function prototype for
> the lockd function to eliminate the need for casting the function
> pointer.
BTW kernel, NFS and lockd: SuSE kernel IIRC is distributed with patch
which adds kernel-based status monitor (statd).
Q to NFS people: any plans about merge this in main kernel tree ?
And another question related to NFS: any progress on add clear NFS
statistics in kernel (nfsstat -z) ?
kloczek
--
-----------------------------------------------------------
*Ludzie nie maj? problem?w, tylko sobie sami je stwarzaj?*
-----------------------------------------------------------
Tomasz K?oczko | *e-mail: [email protected]*
On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 08:15:43PM +0100, Tomasz Kłoczko wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Jeff Layton wrote:
>
>> This is the third patchset to fix the use-after-free problem in lockd,
>> and to convert lockd to use the kthread API instead of kernel_thread.
>> The main change from the last patchset is the elimination of the
>> svc_create_kthread helper function, and having lockd_up call kthread_run
>> directly. I've also made some changes to the function prototype for
>> the lockd function to eliminate the need for casting the function
>> pointer.
>
> BTW kernel, NFS and lockd: SuSE kernel IIRC is distributed with patch which
> adds kernel-based status monitor (statd).
>
> Q to NFS people: any plans about merge this in main kernel tree ?
No. There was opposition to the idea. I can't remember the argument,
though, and a quick google search isn't turning it up.
> And another question related to NFS: any progress on add clear NFS
> statistics in kernel (nfsstat -z) ?
No. We do have some patches that add roughly equivalent functionality
in userspace.
--b.