[libvirt] [PATCH 03/17] nwfilter: Fix possible locking problem in LoadConfig error path

[John Ferlan]

After returning from virNWFilterObjListAssignDef the @obj is locked;
however, if virNWFilterSaveConfig fails to save the generated UUID
the code jumped to error and returns NULL meaning the caller will
not call virNWFilterObjUnlock on the object leaving the object
locked on list and ripe for a deadlock on any subsequent Find
of all objects or object removal.

So rather than jumping to error alter the comment prior to the
virNWFilterSaveConfig and just provide a VIR_INFO message for anyone
that cares, but allow the code to continue and a subsequent LoadConfig
to once again attempt the save of a newly generated UUID.

Signed-off-by: John Ferlan <jferlan at redhat.com>
---
 src/conf/virnwfilterobj.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/conf/virnwfilterobj.c b/src/conf/virnwfilterobj.c
index 3fb6046..0343c0a 100644
--- a/src/conf/virnwfilterobj.c
+++ b/src/conf/virnwfilterobj.c
@@ -507,10 +507,13 @@ virNWFilterObjListLoadConfig(virNWFilterObjListPtr nwfilters,
     def = NULL;
     objdef = obj->def;
 
-    /* We generated a UUID, make it permanent by saving the config to disk */
+    /* We generated a UUID, atttempt to make it permanent by saving the
+     * config to disk. If not successful, no need to fail or remove the
+     * object as a future load would regenerate a UUID and try again,
+     * but the existing config would still exist and can be used. */
     if (!objdef->uuid_specified &&
         virNWFilterSaveConfig(configDir, objdef) < 0)
-        goto error;
+        VIR_INFO("failed to save generated UUID for filter '%s'", objdef->name);
 
     VIR_FREE(configFile);
     return obj;
-- 
2.9.4