cgroup_freezer calls freeze_task() without holding tasklist_lock and, if the task is exiting, its ->sighand may be gone by the time fake_signal_wake_up() is called. Use lock_task_sighand() instead of accessing ->sighand directly. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx> Reported-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@xxxxxxx> Cc: Paul Menage <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/freezer.c | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) Index: work/kernel/freezer.c =================================================================== --- work.orig/kernel/freezer.c +++ work/kernel/freezer.c @@ -95,9 +95,10 @@ static void fake_signal_wake_up(struct t { unsigned long flags; - spin_lock_irqsave(&p->sighand->siglock, flags); - signal_wake_up(p, 0); - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->sighand->siglock, flags); + if (lock_task_sighand(p, &flags)) { + signal_wake_up(p, 0); + unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags); + } } /** _______________________________________________ linux-pm mailing list linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-pm