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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 861c03608e83..eed5ffad9997 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static int __init init_fs_stat_sysctls(void)
register_sysctl_init("fs", fs_stat_sysctls);
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC)) {
struct ctl_table_header *hdr;
+
hdr = register_sysctl_mount_point("fs/binfmt_misc");
kmemleak_not_leak(hdr);
}
@@ -156,6 +157,13 @@ static int init_file(struct file *f, int flags, const struct cred *cred)
}
spin_lock_init(&f->f_lock);
+ /*
+ * Note that f_pos_lock is only used for files raising
+ * FMODE_ATOMIC_POS and directories. Other files such as pipes
+ * don't need it and since f_pos_lock is in a union may reuse
+ * the space for other purposes. They are expected to initialize
+ * the respective member when opening the file.
+ */
mutex_init(&f->f_pos_lock);
f->f_flags = flags;
f->f_mode = OPEN_FMODE(flags);
@@ -382,7 +390,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alloc_file_pseudo_noaccount);
struct file *alloc_file_clone(struct file *base, int flags,
const struct file_operations *fops)
{
- struct file *f = alloc_file(&base->f_path, flags, fops);
+ struct file *f;
+
+ f = alloc_file(&base->f_path, flags, fops);
if (!IS_ERR(f)) {
path_get(&f->f_path);
f->f_mapping = base->f_mapping;