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From: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
To: rppt@kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, pasha.tatashin@soleen.com,
	dmatlack@google.com, pratyush@kernel.org, skhawaja@google.com
Subject: [PATCH v3 05/10] liveupdate: Defer FLB module refcounting to active sessions
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:33:29 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260327033335.696621-6-pasha.tatashin@soleen.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260327033335.696621-1-pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>

Stop pinning modules indefinitely upon FLB registration.
Instead, dynamically take a module reference when the FLB is actively
used in a session (e.g., during preserve and retrieve) and release it
when the session concludes.

This allows modules providing FLB operations to be cleanly unloaded
when not in active use by the live update orchestrator.

Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
---
 kernel/liveupdate/luo_flb.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_flb.c b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_flb.c
index 3c91d0008eb1..ce28ce9b113e 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_flb.c
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_flb.c
@@ -115,10 +115,15 @@ static int luo_flb_file_preserve_one(struct liveupdate_flb *flb)
 			struct liveupdate_flb_op_args args = {0};
 			int err;
 
+			if (!try_module_get(flb->ops->owner))
+				return -ENODEV;
+
 			args.flb = flb;
 			err = flb->ops->preserve(&args);
-			if (err)
+			if (err) {
+				module_put(flb->ops->owner);
 				return err;
+			}
 			private->outgoing.data = args.data;
 			private->outgoing.obj = args.obj;
 		}
@@ -146,6 +151,7 @@ static void luo_flb_file_unpreserve_one(struct liveupdate_flb *flb)
 
 			private->outgoing.data = 0;
 			private->outgoing.obj = NULL;
+			module_put(flb->ops->owner);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -181,12 +187,17 @@ static int luo_flb_retrieve_one(struct liveupdate_flb *flb)
 	if (!found)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	if (!try_module_get(flb->ops->owner))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	args.flb = flb;
 	args.data = private->incoming.data;
 
 	err = flb->ops->retrieve(&args);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		module_put(flb->ops->owner);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	private->incoming.obj = args.obj;
 	private->incoming.retrieved = true;
@@ -237,6 +248,7 @@ static void luo_flb_file_finish_one(struct liveupdate_flb *flb)
 			private->incoming.data = 0;
 			private->incoming.obj = NULL;
 			private->incoming.finished = true;
+			module_put(flb->ops->owner);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -412,11 +424,6 @@ int liveupdate_register_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
 				goto err_resume;
 		}
 
-		if (!try_module_get(flb->ops->owner)) {
-			err = -EAGAIN;
-			goto err_resume;
-		}
-
 		list_add_tail(&private->list, &luo_flb_global.list);
 		luo_flb_global.count++;
 	}
@@ -493,12 +500,11 @@ int liveupdate_unregister_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
 	private->users--;
 	/*
 	 * If this is the last file-handler with which we are registred, remove
-	 * from the global list, and relese module reference.
+	 * from the global list.
 	 */
 	if (!private->users) {
 		list_del_init(&private->list);
 		luo_flb_global.count--;
-		module_put(flb->ops->owner);
 	}
 
 	up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
@@ -527,7 +533,8 @@ int liveupdate_unregister_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, or a negative errno on failure. -ENODATA means no
  * incoming FLB data, -ENOENT means specific flb not found in the incoming
- * data, and -EOPNOTSUPP when live update is disabled or not configured.
+ * data, -ENODEV if the FLB's module is unloading, and -EOPNOTSUPP when
+ * live update is disabled or not configured.
  */
 int liveupdate_flb_get_incoming(struct liveupdate_flb *flb, void **objp)
 {
-- 
2.43.0



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-27  3:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-27  3:33 [PATCH v3 00/10] liveupdate: Fix module unloading and unregister API Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-27  3:33 ` [PATCH v3 01/10] liveupdate: Safely print untrusted strings Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-27 13:16   ` Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-31  9:40     ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-31  9:50   ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-31 16:35     ` Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-27  3:33 ` [PATCH v3 02/10] liveupdate: Synchronize lazy initialization of FLB private state Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-31 10:38   ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-31 16:41     ` Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-31 19:22       ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-31 19:38         ` Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-27  3:33 ` [PATCH v3 03/10] liveupdate: Protect file handler list with rwsem Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-30 16:48   ` Samiullah Khawaja
2026-03-30 19:32     ` Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-31 19:24   ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-27  3:33 ` [PATCH v3 04/10] liveupdate: Protect FLB lists with luo_register_rwlock Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-31 19:33   ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-27  3:33 ` Pasha Tatashin [this message]
2026-03-30 16:56   ` [PATCH v3 05/10] liveupdate: Defer FLB module refcounting to active sessions Samiullah Khawaja
2026-03-30 19:28     ` Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-02 16:21   ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-27  3:33 ` [PATCH v3 06/10] liveupdate: Remove luo_session_quiesce() Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-02 16:27   ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-27  3:33 ` [PATCH v3 07/10] liveupdate: Auto unregister FLBs on file handler unregistration Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-03 10:17   ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-27  3:33 ` [PATCH v3 08/10] liveupdate: Remove liveupdate_test_unregister() Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-03 10:20   ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-27  3:33 ` [PATCH v3 09/10] liveupdate: Make unregister functions return void Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-27 14:41   ` Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-03 10:41   ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-27  3:33 ` [PATCH v3 10/10] liveupdate: Defer file handler module refcounting to active sessions Pasha Tatashin
2026-03-27 17:14   ` Andrew Morton
2026-04-03 10:42   ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-03-27 17:24 ` [PATCH v3 00/10] liveupdate: Fix module unloading and unregister API Andrew Morton

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