5 files changed, 27 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/tipc/tipc_port.h b/include/net/tipc/tipc_port.h
index 11105bcc4457..9923e41a8215 100644
--- a/include/net/tipc/tipc_port.h
+++ b/include/net/tipc/tipc_port.h
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ struct tipc_port {
 u32 tipc_createport_raw(void *usr_handle,
                         u32 (*dispatcher)(struct tipc_port *, struct sk_buff *),
                         void (*wakeup)(struct tipc_port *),
-                        const u32 importance);
+                        const u32 importance,
+                        struct tipc_port **tp_ptr);
 
 int tipc_reject_msg(struct sk_buff *buf, u32 err);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/port.c b/net/tipc/port.c
index 2f5806410c64..757de38fe6af 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.c
+++ b/net/tipc/port.c
@@ -211,15 +211,18 @@ exit:
 }
 
 /**
- * tipc_createport_raw - create a native TIPC port
+ * tipc_createport_raw - create a generic TIPC port
  *
- * Returns local port reference
+ * Returns port reference, or 0 if unable to create it
+ *
+ * Note: The newly created port is returned in the locked state.
  */
 
 u32 tipc_createport_raw(void *usr_handle,
                         u32 (*dispatcher)(struct tipc_port *, struct sk_buff *),
                         void (*wakeup)(struct tipc_port *),
-                        const u32 importance)
+                        const u32 importance,
+                        struct tipc_port **tp_ptr)
 {
         struct port *p_ptr;
         struct tipc_msg *msg;
@@ -237,7 +240,6 @@ u32 tipc_createport_raw(void *usr_handle,
                 return 0;
         }
 
-        tipc_port_lock(ref);
         p_ptr->publ.usr_handle = usr_handle;
         p_ptr->publ.max_pkt = MAX_PKT_DEFAULT;
         p_ptr->publ.ref = ref;
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ u32 tipc_createport_raw(void *usr_handle,
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p_ptr->port_list);
         list_add_tail(&p_ptr->port_list, &ports);
         spin_unlock_bh(&tipc_port_list_lock);
-        tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
+        *tp_ptr = &p_ptr->publ;
         return ref;
 }
 
@@ -1053,6 +1055,7 @@ int tipc_createport(u32 user_ref,
 {
         struct user_port *up_ptr;
         struct port *p_ptr;
+        struct tipc_port *tp_ptr;
         u32 ref;
 
         up_ptr = kmalloc(sizeof(*up_ptr), GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -1060,12 +1063,13 @@ int tipc_createport(u32 user_ref,
                 warn("Port creation failed, no memory\n");
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
-        ref = tipc_createport_raw(NULL, port_dispatcher, port_wakeup, importance);
-        p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
-        if (!p_ptr) {
+        ref = tipc_createport_raw(NULL, port_dispatcher, port_wakeup,
+                                  importance, &tp_ptr);
+        if (ref == 0) {
                 kfree(up_ptr);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
+        p_ptr = (struct port *)tp_ptr;
 
         p_ptr->user_port = up_ptr;
         up_ptr->user_ref = user_ref;
diff --git a/net/tipc/ref.c b/net/tipc/ref.c
index 89cbab24d08f..a101de86824d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/ref.c
+++ b/net/tipc/ref.c
@@ -142,9 +142,13 @@ void tipc_ref_table_stop(void)
 /**
  * tipc_ref_acquire - create reference to an object
  *
- * Return a unique reference value which can be translated back to the pointer
- * 'object' at a later time.  Also, pass back a pointer to the lock protecting
- * the object, but without locking it.
+ * Register an object pointer in reference table and lock the object.
+ * Returns a unique reference value that is used from then on to retrieve the
+ * object pointer, or to determine that the object has been deregistered.
+ *
+ * Note: The object is returned in the locked state so that the caller can
+ * register a partially initialized object, without running the risk that
+ * the object will be accessed before initialization is complete.
  */
 
 u32 tipc_ref_acquire(void *object, spinlock_t **lock)
@@ -178,13 +182,13 @@ u32 tipc_ref_acquire(void *object, spinlock_t **lock)
                 ref = (next_plus_upper & ~index_mask) + index;
                 entry->ref = ref;
                 entry->object = object;
-                spin_unlock_bh(&entry->lock);
                 *lock = &entry->lock;
         }
         else if (tipc_ref_table.init_point < tipc_ref_table.capacity) {
                 index = tipc_ref_table.init_point++;
                 entry = &(tipc_ref_table.entries[index]);
                 spin_lock_init(&entry->lock);
+                spin_lock_bh(&entry->lock);
                 ref = tipc_ref_table.start_mask + index;
                 entry->ref = ref;
                 entry->object = object;
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 230f9ca2ad6b..38f48795b40e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ static int tipc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol)
         const struct proto_ops *ops;
         socket_state state;
         struct sock *sk;
+        struct tipc_port *tp_ptr;
         u32 portref;
 
         /* Validate arguments */
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ static int tipc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol)
         /* Allocate TIPC port for socket to use */
 
         portref = tipc_createport_raw(sk, &dispatch, &wakeupdispatch,
-                                      TIPC_LOW_IMPORTANCE);
+                                      TIPC_LOW_IMPORTANCE, &tp_ptr);
         if (unlikely(portref == 0)) {
                 sk_free(sk);
                 return -ENOMEM;
@@ -241,6 +242,8 @@ static int tipc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol)
         sk->sk_backlog_rcv = backlog_rcv;
         tipc_sk(sk)->p = tipc_get_port(portref);
 
+        spin_unlock_bh(tp_ptr->lock);
+
         if (sock->state == SS_READY) {
                 tipc_set_portunreturnable(portref, 1);
                 if (sock->type == SOCK_DGRAM)
diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index 8c01ccd3626c..8f8d0a6c1c16 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ static void subscr_named_msg_event(void *usr_handle,
                 kfree(subscriber);
                 return;
         }
+        spin_unlock_bh(subscriber->lock);
 
         /* Establish a connection to subscriber */