On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 10:17:30AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: > @@ -722,9 +722,10 @@ pipe_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) > if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) > pipe->writers--; > > - if (pipe->readers || pipe->writers) { > - wake_up_interruptible_sync_poll(&pipe->rd_wait, EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM | EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP); > - wake_up_interruptible_sync_poll(&pipe->wr_wait, EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM | EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP); > + /* Was that the last reader or writer, but not the other side? */ > + if (!pipe->readers != !pipe->writers) { > + wake_up_interruptible_all(&pipe->rd_wait); > + wake_up_interruptible_all(&pipe->wr_wait); > kill_fasync(&pipe->fasync_readers, SIGIO, POLL_IN); > kill_fasync(&pipe->fasync_writers, SIGIO, POLL_OUT); > } > @@ -1026,8 +1027,8 @@ static int wait_for_partner(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned int *cnt) > > static void wake_up_partner(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe) > { > - wake_up_interruptible(&pipe->rd_wait); > - wake_up_interruptible(&pipe->wr_wait); > + wake_up_interruptible_all(&pipe->rd_wait); > + wake_up_interruptible_all(&pipe->wr_wait); > } You don't want to move wake_up_partner() up and call it from pipe_release()?