The patch titled
signal: rewrite kill_something_info so it uses newer helpers
has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was
signal-rewrite-kill_something_info-so-it-uses-newer-helpers.patch
This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree
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Subject: signal: rewrite kill_something_info so it uses newer helpers
From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
The goal is to remove users of the old signal helper functions so they can be
removed.
Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/signal.c | 12 ++++++++----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff -puN kernel/signal.c~signal-rewrite-kill_something_info-so-it-uses-newer-helpers kernel/signal.c
--- a/kernel/signal.c~signal-rewrite-kill_something_info-so-it-uses-newer-helpers
+++ a/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1191,8 +1191,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kill_pid_info_as_uid);
static int kill_something_info(int sig, struct siginfo *info, int pid)
{
+ int ret;
+ rcu_read_lock();
if (!pid) {
- return kill_pg_info(sig, info, process_group(current));
+ ret = kill_pgrp_info(sig, info, task_pgrp(current));
} else if (pid == -1) {
int retval = 0, count = 0;
struct task_struct * p;
@@ -1207,12 +1209,14 @@ static int kill_something_info(int sig,
}
}
read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
- return count ? retval : -ESRCH;
+ ret = count ? retval : -ESRCH;
} else if (pid < 0) {
- return kill_pg_info(sig, info, -pid);
+ ret = kill_pgrp_info(sig, info, find_pid(-pid));
} else {
- return kill_proc_info(sig, info, pid);
+ ret = kill_pid_info(sig, info, find_pid(pid));
}
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+ return ret;
}
/*
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx are
origin.patch
powerpc-rtas-msi-support.patch
fix-i-oat-for-kexec.patch
bugfixes-pci-devices-get-assigned-redundant-irqs.patch
git-v9fs.patch
x86_64-irq-simplfy-__assign_irq_vector.patch
x86_64-irq-handle-irqs-pending-in-irr-during-irq-migration.patch
x86_64-survive-having-no-irq-mapping-for-a-vector-fix.patch
procfs-fix-race-between-proc_readdir-and-remove_proc_entry.patch
procfs-fix-race-between-proc_readdir-and-remove_proc_entry-fix.patch
clone-flag-clone_parent_tidptr-leaves-invalid-results-in-memory.patch
fix-rmmod-read-write-races-in-proc-entries.patch
allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid.patch
allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid-fix.patch
allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid-update.patch
allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid-update-2.patch
shm-make-sysv-ipc-shared-memory-use-stacked-files.patch
i386-apic-clean-up-the-apic-code.patch
i386-rework-local-apic-timer-calibration.patch
i386-prepare-nmi-watchdog-for-dynticks.patch
edac-k8-driver-coding-tidy.patch
sched2-sched-domain-sysctl-use-ctl_unnumbered.patch
mm-implement-swap-prefetching-use-ctl_unnumbered.patch
readahead-sysctl-parameters-use-ctl_unnumbered.patch
sysctl-x25-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-from-register_sysctl_table.patch
sysctl-move-ctl_sunrpc-to-sysctlh-where-it-belongs.patch
sysctl-sunrpc-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-sunrpc-dont-unnecessarily-set-ctl_table-de.patch
sysctl-rose-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-netrom-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-llc-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-ipx-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-decnet-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-dccp-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-ax25-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-atalk-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-scsi-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-md-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-mac_hid-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-ipmi-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-cdrom-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-cdrom-dont-set-de-owner.patch
sysctl-move-ctl_pm-into-sysctlh-where-it-belongs.patch
sysctl-frv-pm-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-move-ctl_frv-into-sysctlh-where-it-belongs.patch
sysctl-frv-remove-unnecessary-insert_at_head-flag.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-arch-frv-kernel-pmc.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-arch-frv-kernel-sysctlc.patch
sysctl-sn-remove-sysctl-abi-breakage.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-arch-ia64-sn-kernel-xpc_mainc.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-arch-ia64-kernel-perfmon-and-remove-abi-breakage.patch
sysctl-mips-au1000-remove-sys_sysctl-support.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-the-ctl_tables-in-arch-mips-au1000-common-powerc.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-arch-mips-lasat-sysctlc-and-remove-abi-breakage.patch
sysctl-s390-move-sysctl-definitions-to-sysctlh.patch
sysctl-s390-remove-unnecessary-use-of-insert_at_head.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-ctl_tables-in-arch-powerpc-kernel-idlec.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-ctl_tables-entries-in-arch-ppc-kernel-ppc_htabc.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-arch-sh64-kernel-trapsc-and-remove-abi-breakage.patch
sysctl-x86_64-remove-unnecessary-use-of-insert_at_head.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-ctl_tables-in-arch-x86_64-ia32-ia32_binfmtc.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-ctl_tables-in-arch-x86_64-kernel-vsyscallc.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-ctl_tables-in-arch-x86_64-mm-initc.patch
sysctl-remove-sys_sysctl-support-from-the-hpet-timer-driver.patch
sysctl-remove-sys_sysctl-support-from-drivers-char-rtcc.patch
sysctl-register-the-sysctl-number-used-by-the-arlan-driver.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-ctl_tables-in-drivers-parport-procfsc.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-ctl_tables-in-drivers-parport-procfsc-fix.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-coda-ctl_tables-and-remove-binary-sysctls.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-ctl_tables-in-ntfs-and-remove-sys_sysctl-support.patch
sysctl-c99-convert-ctl_tables-in-ntfs-and-remove-sys_sysctl-support-fix.patch
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sysctl-move-init_irq_proc-into-init-main-where-it-belongs.patch
sysctl-move-utsname-sysctls-to-their-own-file.patch
sysctl-move-utsname-sysctls-to-their-own-file-fix-2.patch
sysctl-move-sysv-ipc-sysctls-to-their-own-file.patch
sysctl-move-sysv-ipc-sysctls-to-their-own-file-fix.patch
sysctl-move-sysv-ipc-sysctls-to-their-own-file-fix-2.patch
sysctl-create-sys-fs-binfmt_misc-as-an-ordinary-sysctl-entry.patch
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sysctl-remove-support-for-ctl_any.patch
sysctl-remove-support-for-directory-strategy-routines.patch
sysctl-remove-insert_at_head-from-register_sysctl.patch
sysctl-remove-insert_at_head-from-register_sysctl-fix.patch
sysctl-factor-out-sysctl_head_next-from-do_sysctl.patch
sysctl-factor-out-sysctl_head_next-from-do_sysctl-warning-fix.patch
sysctl-allow-sysctl_perm-to-be-called-from-outside-of-sysctlc.patch
sysctl-reimplement-the-sysctl-proc-support.patch
sysctl-reimplement-the-sysctl-proc-support-fix.patch
sysctl-reimplement-the-sysctl-proc-support-warning-fix.patch
sysctl-reimplement-the-sysctl-proc-support-fix-2.patch
sysctl-reimplement-the-sysctl-proc-support-fix-3.patch
sysctl-reimplement-the-sysctl-proc-support-fix-4.patch
sysctl-add-a-parent-entry-to-ctl_table-and-set-the-parent-entry.patch
sysctl-add-a-parent-entry-to-ctl_table-and-set-the-parent-entry-fix.patch
sysctl-remove-the-proc_dir_entry-member-for-the-sysctl-tables.patch
sysctl-remove-the-proc_dir_entry-member-for-the-sysctl-tables-fix.patch
sysctl-remove-the-proc_dir_entry-member-for-the-sysctl-tables-fix-2.patch
sysctl-remove-the-proc_dir_entry-member-for-the-sysctl-tables-ntfs-fix.patch
sysctl-fix-the-selinux_sysctl_get_sid.patch
selinux-enhance-selinux-to-always-ignore-private-inodes.patch
sysctl-hide-the-sysctl-proc-inodes-from-selinux.patch
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