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[PATCH v2 05/45] reboot: Warn if restart handler has duplicated priority



Add sanity check which ensures that there are no two restart handlers
registered with the same priority. Normally it's a direct sign of a
problem if two handlers use the same priority.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/reboot.c | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/reboot.c b/kernel/reboot.c
index efb40d095d1e..d39e599c3c99 100644
--- a/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -182,7 +182,20 @@ static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(restart_handler_list);
  */
 int register_restart_handler(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
-       return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&restart_handler_list, nb);
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = atomic_notifier_chain_register(&restart_handler_list, nb);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       /*
+        * Handler must have unique priority. Otherwise invocation order is
+        * determined by the registration order, which is presumed to be
+        * unreliable.
+        */
+       WARN_ON(!atomic_notifier_has_unique_priority(&restart_handler_list, 
nb));
+
+       return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_restart_handler);
 
-- 
2.33.1




 


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