KVM: Introduce kvm_get_kvm_safe()
Introduce this safe version of kvm_get_kvm() so that it can be called even
during vm destruction. Use it in kvm_debugfs_open() and remove the verbose
comment. Prepare to be used elsewhere.
Signed-off-by: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20210625153214.43106-3-peterx@redhat.com>
[Preserve the comment in kvm_debugfs_open. - Paolo]
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 965c51a..5cc7937 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1120,6 +1120,16 @@ void kvm_get_kvm(struct kvm *kvm)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_get_kvm);
+/*
+ * Make sure the vm is not during destruction, which is a safe version of
+ * kvm_get_kvm(). Return true if kvm referenced successfully, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool kvm_get_kvm_safe(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+ return refcount_inc_not_zero(&kvm->users_count);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_get_kvm_safe);
+
void kvm_put_kvm(struct kvm *kvm)
{
if (refcount_dec_and_test(&kvm->users_count))
@@ -4969,12 +4979,12 @@ static int kvm_debugfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
struct kvm_stat_data *stat_data = (struct kvm_stat_data *)
inode->i_private;
- /* The debugfs files are a reference to the kvm struct which
- * is still valid when kvm_destroy_vm is called.
- * To avoid the race between open and the removal of the debugfs
- * directory we test against the users count.
+ /*
+ * The debugfs files are a reference to the kvm struct which
+ * is still valid when kvm_destroy_vm is called. kvm_get_kvm_safe
+ * avoids the race between open and the removal of the debugfs directory.
*/
- if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&stat_data->kvm->users_count))
+ if (!kvm_get_kvm_safe(stat_data->kvm))
return -ENOENT;
if (simple_attr_open(inode, file, get,