Re: [PATCH v1] kthread/smpboot: Serialize kthread parking against wakeup

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On 4/26/2018 2:27 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 10:41:31AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index cd50e99202b0..4b6503c6a029 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -177,12 +177,13 @@ void *kthread_probe_data(struct task_struct *task)
static void __kthread_parkme(struct kthread *self)
  {
-	__set_current_state(TASK_PARKED);
-	while (test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &self->flags)) {
+	for (;;) {
+		__set_task_state(TASK_PARKED);
		set_current_state(TASK_PARKED);

of course..

Hi Peter,

Maybe i am missing something , but still that race can come as we don't put task_parked on special state.

Controller                                                                       Hotplug

                                                                                 Loop

                                                                                 Task_Interruptible

Set SHOULD_PARK

wakeup -> Proceeds

                                                                                  Set Running

                                                                                  kthread_parkme

                                                                                  SET TASK_PARKED

                                                                                  schedule

Set TASK_RUNNING

Can you please correct ME, if I misunderstood this.


+		if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &self->flags))
+			break;
  		if (!test_and_set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags))
  			complete(&self->parked);
  		schedule();
-		__set_current_state(TASK_PARKED);
  	}
  	clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags);
  	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);


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