WorkStruct: Pass the work_struct pointer instead of context data

Pass the work_struct pointer to the work function rather than context data.
The work function can use container_of() to work out the data.

For the cases where the container of the work_struct may go away the moment the
pending bit is cleared, it is made possible to defer the release of the
structure by deferring the clearing of the pending bit.

To make this work, an extra flag is introduced into the management side of the
work_struct.  This governs auto-release of the structure upon execution.

Ordinarily, the work queue executor would release the work_struct for further
scheduling or deallocation by clearing the pending bit prior to jumping to the
work function.  This means that, unless the driver makes some guarantee itself
that the work_struct won't go away, the work function may not access anything
else in the work_struct or its container lest they be deallocated..  This is a
problem if the auxiliary data is taken away (as done by the last patch).

However, if the pending bit is *not* cleared before jumping to the work
function, then the work function *may* access the work_struct and its container
with no problems.  But then the work function must itself release the
work_struct by calling work_release().

In most cases, automatic release is fine, so this is the default.  Special
initiators exist for the non-auto-release case (ending in _NAR).


Signed-Off-By: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>

4 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index 6f0487d6f44..23ab145daa2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static struct nfs_client *nfs_alloc_client(const char *hostname,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_state_owners);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_unused);
 	spin_lock_init(&clp->cl_lock);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&clp->cl_renewd, nfs4_renew_state, clp);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&clp->cl_renewd, nfs4_renew_state);
 	rpc_init_wait_queue(&clp->cl_rpcwaitq, "NFS client");
 	clp->cl_boot_time = CURRENT_TIME;
 	clp->cl_state = 1 << NFS4CLNT_LEASE_EXPIRED;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/namespace.c b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
index 5ed798bc1cf..371b804e7cc 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@
 
 #define NFSDBG_FACILITY		NFSDBG_VFS
 
-static void nfs_expire_automounts(void *list);
+static void nfs_expire_automounts(struct work_struct *work);
 
 LIST_HEAD(nfs_automount_list);
-static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(nfs_automount_task, nfs_expire_automounts,
-			    &nfs_automount_list);
+static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(nfs_automount_task, nfs_expire_automounts);
 int nfs_mountpoint_expiry_timeout = 500 * HZ;
 
 static struct vfsmount *nfs_do_submount(const struct vfsmount *mnt_parent,
@@ -165,9 +164,9 @@ struct inode_operations nfs_referral_inode_operations = {
 	.follow_link	= nfs_follow_mountpoint,
 };
 
-static void nfs_expire_automounts(void *data)
+static void nfs_expire_automounts(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct list_head *list = (struct list_head *)data;
+	struct list_head *list = &nfs_automount_list;
 
 	mark_mounts_for_expiry(list);
 	if (!list_empty(list))
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index 6f346677332..c26cd978c7c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ extern const u32 nfs4_fs_locations_bitmap[2];
 extern void nfs4_schedule_state_renewal(struct nfs_client *);
 extern void nfs4_renewd_prepare_shutdown(struct nfs_server *);
 extern void nfs4_kill_renewd(struct nfs_client *);
-extern void nfs4_renew_state(void *);
+extern void nfs4_renew_state(struct work_struct *);
 
 /* nfs4state.c */
 struct rpc_cred *nfs4_get_renew_cred(struct nfs_client *clp);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
index 7b6df1852e7..823298561c0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@
 #define NFSDBG_FACILITY	NFSDBG_PROC
 
 void
-nfs4_renew_state(void *data)
+nfs4_renew_state(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = (struct nfs_client *)data;
+	struct nfs_client *clp =
+		container_of(work, struct nfs_client, cl_renewd.work);
 	struct rpc_cred *cred;
 	long lease, timeout;
 	unsigned long last, now;