Current CPU hotplug code has some task->mm handling issues: 1. Working with task->mm w/o getting mm or grabing the task lock is dangerous as ->mm might disappear (exit_mm() assigns NULL under task_lock(), so tasklist lock is not enough). We can't use get_task_mm()/mmput() pair as mmput() might sleep, so we must take the task lock while handle its mm. 2. Checking for process->mm is not enough because process' main thread may exit or detach its mm via use_mm(), but other threads may still have a valid mm. To fix this we would need to use find_lock_task_mm(), which would walk up all threads and returns an appropriate task (with task lock held). clear_tasks_mm_cpumask() has all the issues fixed, so let's use it. Suggested-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/arm/kernel/smp.c | 8 +------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c index cdeb727..880b93a 100644 --- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c @@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ static void percpu_timer_stop(void); int __cpu_disable(void) { unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id(); - struct task_struct *p; int ret; ret = platform_cpu_disable(cpu); @@ -166,12 +165,7 @@ int __cpu_disable(void) flush_cache_all(); local_flush_tlb_all(); - read_lock(&tasklist_lock); - for_each_process(p) { - if (p->mm) - cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, mm_cpumask(p->mm)); - } - read_unlock(&tasklist_lock); + clear_tasks_mm_cpumask(cpu); return 0; } -- 1.7.9.2 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>