@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ int do_truncate(struct dentry *dentry, loff_t length, unsigned int time_attrs,
if (ret)
newattrs.ia_valid |= ret | ATTR_FORCE;
- mutex_lock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+ if (mutex_lock_killable(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex))
+ return -EINTR;
/* Note any delegations or leases have already been broken: */
ret = notify_change(dentry, &newattrs, NULL);
mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
@@ -508,7 +509,8 @@ static int chmod_common(struct path *path, umode_t mode)
if (error)
return error;
retry_deleg:
- mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+ if (mutex_lock_killable(&inode->i_mutex))
+ return -EINTR;
error = security_path_chmod(path, mode);
if (error)
goto out_unlock;
@@ -591,7 +593,8 @@ retry_deleg:
if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
newattrs.ia_valid |=
ATTR_KILL_SUID | ATTR_KILL_SGID | ATTR_KILL_PRIV;
- mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+ if (mutex_lock_killable(&inode->i_mutex))
+ return -EINTR;
error = security_path_chown(path, uid, gid);
if (!error)
error = notify_change(path->dentry, &newattrs, &delegated_inode);
If another task dies while holding the i_mutex, tasks trying to truncate, chmod or chown the file will hang. Allowing a fatal interrupt to kill the task is beneficial for the system administrator trying to get the machine to shut down more cleanly. Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@linux.intel.com> --- fs/open.c | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)