Dynamically allocate the NLM host structure in order to avoid stack overflow. nlmsvc_mark_resources() is several call levels deep in a stack that has a number of large variables. 512 bytes seems like a lot on the stack at this point.
smatch analysis: fs/lockd/svcsubs.c:366 nlmsvc_mark_resources() warn: 'hint' puts 512 bytes on stack Cc: Trond Myklebust <[email protected]> Cc: "J. Bruce Fields" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <[email protected]> --- fs/lockd/svcsubs.c | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c b/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c index b904f41..f3abb7f 100644 --- a/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c +++ b/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c @@ -363,11 +363,15 @@ nlmsvc_is_client(void *data, struct nlm_host *dummy) void nlmsvc_mark_resources(struct net *net) { - struct nlm_host hint; + struct nlm_host *hint = kzalloc(sizeof(*hint), GFP_KERNEL); - dprintk("lockd: nlmsvc_mark_resources for net %p\n", net); - hint.net = net; - nlm_traverse_files(&hint, nlmsvc_mark_host, NULL); + if (hint) { + dprintk("lockd: nlmsvc_mark_resources for net %p\n", net); + hint->net = net; + nlm_traverse_files(hint, nlmsvc_mark_host, NULL); + } + + kfree(hint); } /* -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

