vfs: extend vfs_removexattr locking



This patch takes the i_mutex lock before security_inode_removexattr(),
instead of after, in preparation of calling ima_inode_removexattr().

Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@nokia.com>

parent 2e4930eb

fs/xattr.c

+4 −2

Original line number	Diff line number	Diff line
		@@ -295,11 +295,13 @@ vfs_removexattr(struct dentry dentry, const char name)
		if (error)
		return error;

		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
		error = security_inode_removexattr(dentry, name);
		if (error)
		if (error) {
		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
		return error;
		}

		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
		error = inode->i_op->removexattr(dentry, name);
		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);