The patch titled
Subject: proc: use down_read_killable mmap_sem for /proc/pid/smaps_rollup
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
proc-use-down_read_killable-mmap_sem-for-proc-pid-smaps_rollup.patch
This patch should soon appear at
http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/proc-use-down_read_killable-mmap_sem-for-proc-pid-smaps_rollup.patch
and later at
http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/proc-use-down_read_killable-mmap_sem-for-proc-pid-smaps_rollup.patch
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From: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: proc: use down_read_killable mmap_sem for /proc/pid/smaps_rollup
Do not remain stuck forever if something goes wrong. Using a killable
lock permits cleanup of stuck tasks and simplifies investigation.
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/156007493429.3335.14666825072272692455.stgit@buzz
Signed-off-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Roman Gushchin <guro@xxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michal Koutný <mkoutny@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/proc/task_mmu.c | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c~proc-use-down_read_killable-mmap_sem-for-proc-pid-smaps_rollup
+++ a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -832,7 +832,10 @@ static int show_smaps_rollup(struct seq_
memset(&mss, 0, sizeof(mss));
- down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+ ret = down_read_killable(&mm->mmap_sem);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out_put_mm;
+
hold_task_mempolicy(priv);
for (vma = priv->mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) {
@@ -849,8 +852,9 @@ static int show_smaps_rollup(struct seq_
release_task_mempolicy(priv);
up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
- mmput(mm);
+out_put_mm:
+ mmput(mm);
out_put_task:
put_task_struct(priv->task);
priv->task = NULL;
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from khlebnikov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx are
proc-use-down_read_killable-mmap_sem-for-proc-pid-maps.patch
proc-use-down_read_killable-mmap_sem-for-proc-pid-smaps_rollup.patch
proc-use-down_read_killable-mmap_sem-for-proc-pid-pagemap.patch
proc-use-down_read_killable-mmap_sem-for-proc-pid-clear_refs.patch
proc-use-down_read_killable-mmap_sem-for-proc-pid-map_files.patch
mm-use-down_read_killable-for-locking-mmap_sem-in-access_remote_vm.patch
