git: 6d9339c7b1b6 - stable/14 - inotify: Work around the vput() bug directly
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Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:16:48 UTC
The branch stable/14 has been updated by markj:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=6d9339c7b1b60b97ea1e9391af31b7f4e8de0d00
commit 6d9339c7b1b60b97ea1e9391af31b7f4e8de0d00
Author: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-11-15 18:00:44 +0000
Commit: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-08-05 15:15:16 +0000
inotify: Work around the vput() bug directly
For 15.0, apply a minimal fix which at least ensures that inotify can't
trigger the latent race described in commit 99cb3dca4773 ("vnode: Rework
vput() to avoid holding the vnode lock after decrementing").
Reviewed by: olce, kib
MFC after: 3 days
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53774
(cherry picked from commit ebc17879f0885ca87644980f6275b9759b311eb3)
---
sys/kern/vfs_inotify.c | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_inotify.c b/sys/kern/vfs_inotify.c
index eba2f0147409..6b82d5e9ab96 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_inotify.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_inotify.c
@@ -377,7 +377,14 @@ inotify_unlink_watch_locked(struct inotify_softc *sc, struct inotify_watch *watc
static void
inotify_free_watch(struct inotify_watch *watch)
{
- vrele(watch->vp);
+ /*
+ * Formally, we don't need to lock the vnode here. However, if we
+ * don't, and vrele() releases the last reference, it's possible the
+ * vnode will be recycled while a different thread holds the vnode lock.
+ * Work around this bug by acquiring the lock here.
+ */
+ (void)vn_lock(watch->vp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY);
+ vput(watch->vp);
free(watch, M_INOTIFY);
}