From 37252db6aa576c34fd794a5a54fb32d7a8b3a07a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jiri Kosina Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:10:39 +1030 Subject: [PATCH] kmod: prevent kmod_loop_msg overflow in __request_module() Due to post-increment in condition of kmod_loop_msg in __request_module(), the system log can be spammed by much more than 5 instances of the 'runaway loop' message if the number of events triggering it makes the kmod_loop_msg to overflow. Fix that by making sure we never increment it past the threshold. Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell CC: stable@kernel.org --- kernel/kmod.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c index ddc7644c1305..a4bea97c75b6 100644 --- a/kernel/kmod.c +++ b/kernel/kmod.c @@ -114,10 +114,12 @@ int __request_module(bool wait, const char *fmt, ...) atomic_inc(&kmod_concurrent); if (atomic_read(&kmod_concurrent) > max_modprobes) { /* We may be blaming an innocent here, but unlikely */ - if (kmod_loop_msg++ < 5) + if (kmod_loop_msg < 5) { printk(KERN_ERR "request_module: runaway loop modprobe %s\n", module_name); + kmod_loop_msg++; + } atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent); return -ENOMEM; } -- 2.20.1