The patch titled worker_thread: fix racy try_to_freeze() usage has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is worker_thread-fix-racy-try_to_freeze-usage.patch *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: worker_thread: fix racy try_to_freeze() usage From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> worker_thread() can miss freeze_process()->signal_wake_up() if it happens between try_to_freeze() and prepare_to_wait(). We should check freezing() before entering schedule(). This race was introduced by me in [PATCH 1/1] workqueue: don't migrate pending works from the dead CPU Looks like mm/vmscan.c:kswapd() has the same race. Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/workqueue.c | 8 ++++---- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff -puN kernel/workqueue.c~worker_thread-fix-racy-try_to_freeze-usage kernel/workqueue.c --- a/kernel/workqueue.c~worker_thread-fix-racy-try_to_freeze-usage +++ a/kernel/workqueue.c @@ -308,14 +308,14 @@ static int worker_thread(void *__cwq) do_sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa, (struct k_sigaction *)0); for (;;) { - if (cwq->wq->freezeable) - try_to_freeze(); - prepare_to_wait(&cwq->more_work, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); - if (!cwq->should_stop && list_empty(&cwq->worklist)) + if (!freezing(current) && !cwq->should_stop + && list_empty(&cwq->worklist)) schedule(); finish_wait(&cwq->more_work, &wait); + try_to_freeze(); + if (cwq_should_stop(cwq)) break; _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@xxxxxxxxxx are git-dvb.patch smaps-add-clear_refs-file-to-clear-reference-fix.patch fix-refrigerator-vs-thaw_process-race.patch doc-atomic_add_unless-doesnt-imply-mb-on-failure.patch clone-flag-clone_parent_tidptr-leaves-invalid-results-in-memory.patch allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid.patch freezer-task-exit_state-should-be-treated-as-bolean.patch softlockup-trivial-s-99-max_rt_prio.patch fix-race-between-proc_get_inode-and-remove_proc_entry.patch getrusage-fill-ru_inblock-and-ru_oublock-fields-if-possible.patch futex-restartable-futex_wait.patch futex-restartable-futex_wait-fix.patch add-support-for-deferrable-timers-respun.patch add-support-for-deferrable-timers-respun-tidy.patch add-support-for-deferrable-timers-respun-fix.patch add-a-new-deferrable-delayed-work-init.patch reimplement-flush_workqueue.patch implement-flush_work.patch implement-flush_work-sanity.patch implement-flush_work_keventd.patch flush_workqueue-use-preempt_disable-to-hold-off-cpu-hotplug.patch flush_cpu_workqueue-dont-flush-an-empty-worklist.patch aio-use-flush_work.patch kblockd-use-flush_work.patch relayfs-use-flush_keventd_work.patch tg3-use-flush_keventd_work.patch e1000-use-flush_keventd_work.patch libata-use-flush_work.patch phy-use-flush_work.patch call-cpu_chain-with-cpu_down_failed-if-cpu_down_prepare-failed.patch slab-use-cpu_lock_.patch workqueue-fix-freezeable-workqueues-implementation.patch workqueue-fix-flush_workqueue-vs-cpu_dead-race.patch workqueue-dont-clear-cwq-thread-until-it-exits.patch workqueue-dont-migrate-pending-works-from-the-dead-cpu.patch workqueue-kill-run_scheduled_work.patch workqueue-dont-save-interrupts-in-run_workqueue.patch workqueue-make-cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue-work-on-idle-dwork.patch workqueue-introduce-cpu_singlethread_map.patch workqueue-introduce-workqueue_struct-singlethread.patch workqueue-make-init_workqueues-__init.patch make-queue_delayed_work-friendly-to-flush_fork.patch unify-queue_delayed_work-and-queue_delayed_work_on.patch workqueue-introduce-wq_per_cpu-helper.patch make-cancel_rearming_delayed_work-work-on-any-workqueue-not-just-keventd_wq.patch ipvs-flush-defense_work-before-module-unload.patch workqueue-kill-noautorel-works.patch worker_thread-dont-play-with-signals.patch worker_thread-fix-racy-try_to_freeze-usage.patch zap_other_threads-remove-unneeded-exit_signal-change.patch slab-shutdown-cache_reaper-when-cpu-goes-down.patch unify-flush_work-flush_work_keventd-and-rename-it-to-cancel_work_sync.patch ____call_usermodehelper-dont-flush_signals.patch freezer-read-pf_borrowed_mm-in-a-nonracy-way.patch freezer-close-theoretical-race-between-refrigerator-and-thaw_tasks.patch freezer-remove-pf_nofreeze-from-rcutorture-thread.patch freezer-remove-pf_nofreeze-from-bluetooth-threads.patch freezer-add-try_to_freeze-calls-to-all-kernel-threads.patch freezer-fix-vfork-problem.patch freezer-take-kernel_execve-into-consideration.patch dont-init-pgrp-and-__session-in-init_signals.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html