Now that FLB module references are handled dynamically during active
sessions, we can safely remove the luo_session_quiesce() and
luo_session_resume() mechanism.

Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
---
 kernel/liveupdate/luo_file.c     | 21 +-----------
 kernel/liveupdate/luo_flb.c      | 59 ++++++--------------------------
 kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h |  2 --
 kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c  | 43 -----------------------
 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 114 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_file.c b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_file.c
index 4aea17a94b4f..439177c10723 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_file.c
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_file.c
@@ -847,14 +847,6 @@ int liveupdate_register_file_handler(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Ensure the system is quiescent (no active sessions).
-	 * This prevents registering new handlers while sessions are active or
-	 * while deserialization is in progress.
-	 */
-	if (!luo_session_quiesce())
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	down_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
 	/* Check for duplicate compatible strings */
 	list_private_for_each_entry(fh_iter, &luo_file_handler_list, list) {
@@ -877,15 +869,12 @@ int liveupdate_register_file_handler(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
 	list_add_tail(&ACCESS_PRIVATE(fh, list), &luo_file_handler_list);
 	up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
 
-	luo_session_resume();
-
 	liveupdate_test_register(fh);
 
 	return 0;
 
 err_unlock:
 	up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
-	luo_session_resume();
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -897,14 +886,12 @@ int liveupdate_register_file_handler(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
  * reverses the operations of liveupdate_register_file_handler().
  *
  * It ensures safe removal by checking that:
- * No live update session is currently in progress.
  * No FLB registered with this file handler.
  *
  * If the unregistration fails, the internal test state is reverted.
  *
  * Return: 0 Success. -EOPNOTSUPP when live update is not enabled. -EBUSY A live
- * update is in progress, can't quiesce live update or FLB is registred with
- * this file handler.
+ * update is in progress, FLB is registred with this file handler.
  */
 int liveupdate_unregister_file_handler(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
 {
@@ -915,9 +902,6 @@ int liveupdate_unregister_file_handler(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
 
 	liveupdate_test_unregister(fh);
 
-	if (!luo_session_quiesce())
-		goto err_register;
-
 	down_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
 	if (!list_empty(&ACCESS_PRIVATE(fh, flb_list)))
 		goto err_unlock;
@@ -926,14 +910,11 @@ int liveupdate_unregister_file_handler(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
 	up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
 
 	module_put(fh->ops->owner);
-	luo_session_resume();
 
 	return 0;
 
 err_unlock:
 	up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
-	luo_session_resume();
-err_register:
 	liveupdate_test_register(fh);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_flb.c b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_flb.c
index ce28ce9b113e..ac6fa5b34b43 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_flb.c
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_flb.c
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ int liveupdate_register_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
 	struct luo_flb_link *link __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct liveupdate_flb *gflb;
 	struct luo_flb_link *iter;
-	int err;
 
 	if (!liveupdate_enabled())
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -386,21 +385,12 @@ int liveupdate_register_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
 	if (!link)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	/*
-	 * Ensure the system is quiescent (no active sessions).
-	 * This acts as a global lock for registration: no other thread can
-	 * be in this section, and no sessions can be creating/using FDs.
-	 */
-	if (!luo_session_quiesce())
-		return -EBUSY;
-
-	down_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
+	guard(rwsem_write)(&luo_register_rwlock);
 
 	/* Check that this FLB is not already linked to this file handler */
-	err = -EEXIST;
 	list_for_each_entry(iter, flb_list, list) {
 		if (iter->flb == flb)
-			goto err_resume;
+			return -EEXIST;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -408,20 +398,16 @@ int liveupdate_register_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
 	 * is registered
 	 */
 	if (!private->users) {
-		if (WARN_ON(!list_empty(&private->list))) {
-			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto err_resume;
-		}
+		if (WARN_ON(!list_empty(&private->list)))
+			return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (luo_flb_global.count == LUO_FLB_MAX) {
-			err = -ENOSPC;
-			goto err_resume;
-		}
+		if (luo_flb_global.count == LUO_FLB_MAX)
+			return -ENOSPC;
 
 		/* Check that compatible string is unique in global list */
 		list_private_for_each_entry(gflb, &luo_flb_global.list, private.list) {
 			if (!strcmp(gflb->compatible, flb->compatible))
-				goto err_resume;
+				return -EEXIST;
 		}
 
 		list_add_tail(&private->list, &luo_flb_global.list);
@@ -432,15 +418,8 @@ int liveupdate_register_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
 	private->users++;
 	link->flb = flb;
 	list_add_tail(&no_free_ptr(link)->list, flb_list);
-	up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
-	luo_session_resume();
 
 	return 0;
-
-err_resume:
-	up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
-	luo_session_resume();
-	return err;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -456,12 +435,9 @@ int liveupdate_register_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
  * the FLB is removed from the global registry and the reference to its
  * owner module (acquired during registration) is released.
  *
- * Context: This function ensures the session is quiesced (no active FDs
- *          being created) during the update. It is typically called from a
- *          subsystem's module exit function.
+ * Context: It is typically called from a subsystem's module exit function.
  * Return: 0 on success.
  *         -EOPNOTSUPP if live update is disabled.
- *         -EBUSY if the live update session is active and cannot be quiesced.
  *         -ENOENT if the FLB was not found in the file handler's list.
  */
 int liveupdate_unregister_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
@@ -475,14 +451,7 @@ int liveupdate_unregister_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
 	if (!liveupdate_enabled())
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/*
-	 * Ensure the system is quiescent (no active sessions).
-	 * This acts as a global lock for unregistration.
-	 */
-	if (!luo_session_quiesce())
-		return -EBUSY;
-
-	down_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
+	guard(rwsem_write)(&luo_register_rwlock);
 
 	/* Find and remove the link from the file handler's list */
 	list_for_each_entry(iter, flb_list, list) {
@@ -495,7 +464,7 @@ int liveupdate_unregister_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
 	}
 
 	if (err)
-		goto err_resume;
+		return err;
 
 	private->users--;
 	/*
@@ -507,15 +476,7 @@ int liveupdate_unregister_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh,
 		luo_flb_global.count--;
 	}
 
-	up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
-	luo_session_resume();
-
 	return 0;
-
-err_resume:
-	up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
-	luo_session_resume();
-	return err;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h
index 4bfe00ac8866..40a011bdfa55 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ int __init luo_session_setup_outgoing(void *fdt);
 int __init luo_session_setup_incoming(void *fdt);
 int luo_session_serialize(void);
 int luo_session_deserialize(void);
-bool luo_session_quiesce(void);
-void luo_session_resume(void);
 
 int luo_preserve_file(struct luo_file_set *file_set, u64 token, int fd);
 void luo_file_unpreserve_files(struct luo_file_set *file_set);
diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c
index 8c76dece679b..a3327a28fc1f 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c
@@ -607,46 +607,3 @@ int luo_session_serialize(void)
 	return err;
 }
 
-/**
- * luo_session_quiesce - Ensure no active sessions exist and lock session lists.
- *
- * Acquires exclusive write locks on both incoming and outgoing session lists.
- * It then validates no sessions exist in either list.
- *
- * This mechanism is used during file handler un/registration to ensure that no
- * sessions are currently using the handler, and no new sessions can be created
- * while un/registration is in progress.
- *
- * This prevents registering new handlers while sessions are active or
- * while deserialization is in progress.
- *
- * Return:
- * true  - System is quiescent (0 sessions) and locked.
- * false - Active sessions exist. The locks are released internally.
- */
-bool luo_session_quiesce(void)
-{
-	down_write(&luo_session_global.incoming.rwsem);
-	down_write(&luo_session_global.outgoing.rwsem);
-
-	if (luo_session_global.incoming.count ||
-	    luo_session_global.outgoing.count) {
-		up_write(&luo_session_global.outgoing.rwsem);
-		up_write(&luo_session_global.incoming.rwsem);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-/**
- * luo_session_resume - Unlock session lists and resume normal activity.
- *
- * Releases the exclusive locks acquired by a successful call to
- * luo_session_quiesce().
- */
-void luo_session_resume(void)
-{
-	up_write(&luo_session_global.outgoing.rwsem);
-	up_write(&luo_session_global.incoming.rwsem);
-}
-- 
2.43.0

On Fri, Mar 27 2026, Pasha Tatashin wrote:

> Now that FLB module references are handled dynamically during active
> sessions, we can safely remove the luo_session_quiesce() and
> luo_session_resume() mechanism.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>

Reviewed-by: Pratyush Yadav (Google) <pratyush@kernel.org>

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-- 
Regards,
Pratyush Yadav