The patch titled make kernel threads invisible to /sbin/init has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was make-kernel-threads-invisible-to-sbin-init.patch This patch was dropped because an updated version will be merged ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: make kernel threads invisible to /sbin/init From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> 1. rename reparent_to_init() to reparent_kthread() and export it 2. use init_pid_ns.child_reaper instead of child_reaper(current) 3. set ->exit_signal = -1, so init can't see us and we don't use it to reap the task. 4. add reparent_kthread() to kthread() and stopmachine() See also http://marc.info/?t=117580282200003&r=1 http://marc.info/?t=95299284800003&r=1 Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Davide Libenzi <davidel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Robin Holt <holt@xxxxxxx> Cc: Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/sched.h | 1 + kernel/exit.c | 16 ++++++++-------- kernel/kthread.c | 1 + kernel/stop_machine.c | 1 + 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff -puN include/linux/sched.h~make-kernel-threads-invisible-to-sbin-init include/linux/sched.h --- a/include/linux/sched.h~make-kernel-threads-invisible-to-sbin-init +++ a/include/linux/sched.h @@ -1404,6 +1404,7 @@ extern void exit_itimers(struct signal_s extern NORET_TYPE void do_group_exit(int); +extern void reparent_kthread(void); extern void daemonize(const char *, ...); extern int allow_signal(int); extern int disallow_signal(int); diff -puN kernel/exit.c~make-kernel-threads-invisible-to-sbin-init kernel/exit.c --- a/kernel/exit.c~make-kernel-threads-invisible-to-sbin-init +++ a/kernel/exit.c @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static int has_stopped_jobs(struct pid * } /** - * reparent_to_init - Reparent the calling kernel thread to the init task of the pid space that the thread belongs to. + * reparent_kthread - Reparent the calling kernel thread to the init task of the pid space that the thread belongs to. * * If a kernel thread is launched as a result of a system call, or if * it ever exits, it should generally reparent itself to init so that @@ -266,20 +266,20 @@ static int has_stopped_jobs(struct pid * * The various task state such as scheduling policy and priority may have * been inherited from a user process, so we reset them to sane values here. * - * NOTE that reparent_to_init() gives the caller full capabilities. + * NOTE that reparent_kthread() gives the caller full capabilities. */ -static void reparent_to_init(void) +void reparent_kthread(void) { write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock); ptrace_unlink(current); remove_parent(current); - current->parent = child_reaper(current); - current->real_parent = child_reaper(current); + current->parent = init_pid_ns.child_reaper; + current->real_parent = current->parent; add_parent(current); - /* Set the exit signal to SIGCHLD so we signal init on exit */ - current->exit_signal = SIGCHLD; + /* make the task auto-reap */ + current->exit_signal = -1; security_task_reparent_to_init(current); write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock); @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ void daemonize(const char *name, ...) current->files = init_task.files; atomic_inc(¤t->files->count); - reparent_to_init(); + reparent_kthread(); if (!has_rt_policy(current) && (task_nice(current) < 0)) set_user_nice(current, 0); diff -puN kernel/kthread.c~make-kernel-threads-invisible-to-sbin-init kernel/kthread.c --- a/kernel/kthread.c~make-kernel-threads-invisible-to-sbin-init +++ a/kernel/kthread.c @@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static int kthread(void *_create) sigset_t blocked; int ret = -EINTR; + reparent_kthread(); kthread_exit_files(); /* Copy data: it's on keventd's stack */ diff -puN kernel/stop_machine.c~make-kernel-threads-invisible-to-sbin-init kernel/stop_machine.c --- a/kernel/stop_machine.c~make-kernel-threads-invisible-to-sbin-init +++ a/kernel/stop_machine.c @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static int stopmachine(void *cpu) int irqs_disabled = 0; int prepared = 0; + reparent_kthread(); set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu((int)(long)cpu)); /* Ack: we are alive */ _ 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 make-kernel-threads-invisible-to-sbin-init.patch reparent-kernel-threads-to-swapper.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