From: Pierre Peiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

semctl_down is called with the rwmutex (the one which protects the
list of ipcs) taken in write mode.
This patch moves this rwmutex taken in write-mode inside semctl_down.
This has the advantages of reducing a little bit the window during
which this rwmutex is taken, clarifying sys_semctl, and finally of
having a coherent behaviour with [shm|msg]ctl_down

Signed-off-by: Pierre Peiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---

 ipc/sem.c |   24 +++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

Index: b/ipc/sem.c
===================================================================
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -877,6 +877,11 @@ static inline unsigned long copy_semid_f
        }
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function handles some semctl commands which require the rw_mutex
+ * to be held in write mode.
+ * NOTE: no locks must be held, the rw_mutex is taken inside this function.
+ */
 static int semctl_down(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid, int semnum,
                int cmd, int version, union semun arg)
 {
@@ -889,9 +894,12 @@ static int semctl_down(struct ipc_namesp
                if(copy_semid_from_user (&setbuf, arg.buf, version))
                        return -EFAULT;
        }
+       down_write(&sem_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
        sma = sem_lock_check_down(ns, semid);
-       if (IS_ERR(sma))
-               return PTR_ERR(sma);
+       if (IS_ERR(sma)) {
+               err = PTR_ERR(sma);
+               goto out_up;
+       }
 
        ipcp = &sma->sem_perm;
 
@@ -917,26 +925,22 @@ static int semctl_down(struct ipc_namesp
        switch(cmd){
        case IPC_RMID:
                freeary(ns, ipcp);
-               err = 0;
-               break;
+               goto out_up;
        case IPC_SET:
                ipcp->uid = setbuf.uid;
                ipcp->gid = setbuf.gid;
                ipcp->mode = (ipcp->mode & ~S_IRWXUGO)
                                | (setbuf.mode & S_IRWXUGO);
                sma->sem_ctime = get_seconds();
-               sem_unlock(sma);
-               err = 0;
                break;
        default:
-               sem_unlock(sma);
                err = -EINVAL;
-               break;
        }
-       return err;
 
 out_unlock:
        sem_unlock(sma);
+out_up:
+       up_write(&sem_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
        return err;
 }
 
@@ -970,9 +974,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_semctl (int semid, i
                return err;
        case IPC_RMID:
        case IPC_SET:
-               down_write(&sem_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
                err = semctl_down(ns,semid,semnum,cmd,version,arg);
-               up_write(&sem_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
                return err;
        default:
                return -EINVAL;

-- 
Pierre Peiffer
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