From: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: proc: use down_read_killable mmap_sem for /proc/pid/clear_refs Do not remain stuck forever if something goes wrong. Using a killable lock permits cleanup of stuck tasks and simplifies investigation. Replace the only unkillable mmap_sem lock in clear_refs_write(). Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/156007493826.3335.5424884725467456239.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 | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c~proc-use-down_read_killable-mmap_sem-for-proc-pid-clear_refs +++ a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c @@ -1140,7 +1140,10 @@ static ssize_t clear_refs_write(struct f goto out_mm; } - down_read(&mm->mmap_sem); + if (down_read_killable(&mm->mmap_sem)) { + count = -EINTR; + goto out_mm; + } tlb_gather_mmu(&tlb, mm, 0, -1); if (type == CLEAR_REFS_SOFT_DIRTY) { for (vma = mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) { _
