On 02/29, Michal Hocko wrote: > > --- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c > +++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c > @@ -1027,11 +1027,15 @@ static ssize_t clear_refs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, > }; > > if (type == CLEAR_REFS_MM_HIWATER_RSS) { > + if (down_write_killable(&mm->mmap_sem)) { > + put_task_struct(task); > + return -EINTR; > + } > + > /* > * Writing 5 to /proc/pid/clear_refs resets the peak > * resident set size to this mm's current rss value. > */ > - down_write(&mm->mmap_sem); > reset_mm_hiwater_rss(mm); > up_write(&mm->mmap_sem); > goto out_mm; > @@ -1043,7 +1047,10 @@ static ssize_t clear_refs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, > if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_SOFTDIRTY)) > continue; > up_read(&mm->mmap_sem); > - down_write(&mm->mmap_sem); > + if (down_write_killable(&mm->mmap_sem)) { > + put_task_struct(task); > + return -EINTR; > + } Both lack mmput() afaics. Don't you need "goto out_mm" rather then "return" ? In this case you do not need put_task_struct(). Oleg. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-arch" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html