1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/configfs/symlink.c b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
index 0004d18c40ac..bf74973b0492 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include <linux/configfs.h>
 #include "configfs_internal.h"
 
+/* Protects attachments of new symlinks */
+DEFINE_MUTEX(configfs_symlink_mutex);
+
 static int item_depth(struct config_item * item)
 {
 	struct config_item * p = item;
@@ -73,11 +76,20 @@ static int create_link(struct config_item *parent_item,
 	struct configfs_symlink *sl;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = -ENOENT;
+	if (!configfs_dirent_is_ready(target_sd))
+		goto out;
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	sl = kmalloc(sizeof(struct configfs_symlink), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (sl) {
 		sl->sl_target = config_item_get(item);
 		spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock);
+		if (target_sd->s_type & CONFIGFS_USET_DROPPING) {
+			spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock);
+			config_item_put(item);
+			kfree(sl);
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
 		list_add(&sl->sl_list, &target_sd->s_links);
 		spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock);
 		ret = configfs_create_link(sl, parent_item->ci_dentry,
@@ -91,6 +103,7 @@ static int create_link(struct config_item *parent_item,
 		}
 	}
 
+out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -120,6 +133,7 @@ int configfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *symna
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct configfs_dirent *sd;
 	struct config_item *parent_item;
 	struct config_item *target_item;
 	struct config_item_type *type;
@@ -128,9 +142,19 @@ int configfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *symna
 	if (dentry->d_parent == configfs_sb->s_root)
 		goto out;
 
+	sd = dentry->d_parent->d_fsdata;
+	/*
+	 * Fake invisibility if dir belongs to a group/default groups hierarchy
+	 * being attached
+	 */
+	ret = -ENOENT;
+	if (!configfs_dirent_is_ready(sd))
+		goto out;
+
 	parent_item = configfs_get_config_item(dentry->d_parent);
 	type = parent_item->ci_type;
 
+	ret = -EPERM;
 	if (!type || !type->ct_item_ops ||
 	    !type->ct_item_ops->allow_link)
 		goto out_put;
@@ -141,7 +165,9 @@ int configfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *symna
 
 	ret = type->ct_item_ops->allow_link(parent_item, target_item);
 	if (!ret) {
+		mutex_lock(&configfs_symlink_mutex);
 		ret = create_link(parent_item, target_item, dentry);
+		mutex_unlock(&configfs_symlink_mutex);
 		if (ret && type->ct_item_ops->drop_link)
 			type->ct_item_ops->drop_link(parent_item,
 						     target_item);