Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: elevator: fix oops on early call to elevator_change()
mgowda · Oct 7, 2010 · c8d86d8 · c8d86d8
2 parents 74de82e + 430c62f
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diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
@@ -938,6 +938,7 @@ int elv_register_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 			}
 		}
 		kobject_uevent(&e->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+		e->registered = 1;
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -947,6 +948,7 @@ static void __elv_unregister_queue(struct elevator_queue *e)
 {
 	kobject_uevent(&e->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	kobject_del(&e->kobj);
+	e->registered = 0;
 }
 
 void elv_unregister_queue(struct request_queue *q)
@@ -1042,11 +1044,13 @@ static int elevator_switch(struct request_queue *q, struct elevator_type *new_e)
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
-	__elv_unregister_queue(old_elevator);
+	if (old_elevator->registered) {
+		__elv_unregister_queue(old_elevator);
 
-	err = elv_register_queue(q);
-	if (err)
-		goto fail_register;
+		err = elv_register_queue(q);
+		if (err)
+			goto fail_register;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * finally exit old elevator and turn off BYPASS.

diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ struct elevator_queue
 	struct elevator_type *elevator_type;
 	struct mutex sysfs_lock;
 	struct hlist_head *hash;
+	unsigned int registered:1;
 };
 
 /*