The patch titled
signals-do_tkill-dont-use-tasklist_lock-comment
has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was
signals-do_tkill-dont-use-tasklist_lock-comment.patch
This patch was dropped because it was folded into signals-do_tkill-dont-use-tasklist_lock.patch
The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/
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Subject: signals-do_tkill-dont-use-tasklist_lock-comment
From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
On 03/07, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>
> On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 12:58:13PM +0300, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > Note that we don't return an error if lock_task_sighand() fails, we pretend the
> > task dies after receiving the signal. Otherwise, we should fight with the nasty
> > races with mt-exec without having any advantage.
>
> This should be mentioned in a comment in the code.
Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/signal.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff -puN kernel/signal.c~signals-do_tkill-dont-use-tasklist_lock-comment kernel/signal.c
--- a/kernel/signal.c~signals-do_tkill-dont-use-tasklist_lock-comment
+++ a/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2222,6 +2222,10 @@ static int do_tkill(int tgid, int pid, i
/*
* The null signal is a permissions and process existence
* probe. No signal is actually delivered.
+ *
+ * If lock_task_sighand() fails we pretend the task dies
+ * after receiving the signal. The window is tiny, and the
+ * signal is private anyway.
*/
if (!error && sig && lock_task_sighand(p, &flags)) {
error = specific_send_sig_info(sig, &info, p);
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@xxxxxxxxxx are
origin.patch
remove-unused-variable-from-send_signal.patch
turn-legacy_queue-macro-into-static-inline-function.patch
consolidate-checking-for-ignored-legacy-signals.patch
signals-do_signal_stop-use-signal_group_exit.patch
signals-do_group_exit-use-signal_group_exit-more-consistently.patch
lock_task_sighand-add-rcu-lock-unlock.patch
k_getrusage-dont-take-rcu_read_lock.patch
do_task_stat-dont-take-rcu_read_lock.patch
signals-consolidate-checks-for-whether-or-not-to-ignore-a-signal.patch
signals-clean-dequeue_signal-from-excess-checks-and-assignments.patch
signals-consolidate-send_sigqueue-and-send_group_sigqueue.patch
signals-cleanup-security_task_kill-usage-implementation.patch
signals-re-assign-cld_continued-notification-from-the-sender-to-reciever.patch
kill_pid_info-dont-take-now-unneeded-tasklist_lock.patch
handle_stop_signal-unify-partial-full-stop-handling.patch
handle_stop_signal-use-the-cached-p-signal-value.patch
get_signal_to_deliver-use-the-cached-signal-sighand-values.patch
signals-send_sigqueue-dont-take-rcu-lock.patch
signals-send_sigqueue-dont-forget-about-handle_stop_signal.patch
signals-__group_complete_signal-cache-the-value-of-p-signal.patch
signals-send_group_sigqueue-dont-take-tasklist_lock.patch
signals-move-handle_stop_signal-into-send_signal.patch
signals-do_tkill-dont-use-tasklist_lock.patch
signals-do_tkill-dont-use-tasklist_lock-comment.patch
signals-send_sig_info-dont-take-tasklist_lock.patch
signals-microoptimize-the-usage-of-curr_target.patch
signals-move-the-definition-of-__group_complete_signal-up.patch
signals-change-send_signal-do_send_sigqueue-to-take-boolean-group-parameter.patch
signals-use-__group_complete_signal-for-the-specific-signals-too.patch
signals-fold-complete_signal-into-send_signal-do_send_sigqueue.patch
signals-unify-send_sigqueue-send_group_sigqueue-completely.patch
signals-join-send_sigqueue-with-send_group_sigqueue.patch
signals-handle_stop_signal-dont-worry-about-sigkill.patch
signals-cleanup-the-usage-of-print_fatal_signal.patch
signals-fold-sig_ignored-into-handle_stop_signal.patch
signals-fold-sig_ignored-into-handle_stop_signal-comment.patch
signals-document-cld_continued-notification-mechanics.patch
signals-document-cld_continued-notification-mechanics-more.patch
signals-send_signal-be-paranoid-about-signalfd_notify.patch
signals-check_kill_permission-check-session-under-tasklist_lock.patch
signals-check_kill_permission-remove-tasklist_lock.patch
signals-fix-sbin-init-protection-from-unwanted-signals.patch
signals-de_thread-simplify-the-child_reaper-switching.patch
signals-allow-the-kernel-to-actually-kill-sbin-init.patch
signals-add-set_restore_sigmask.patch
signals-set_restore_sigmask-tif_sigpending.patch
signals-s390-renumber-tif_restore_sigmask.patch
signals-ia64-renumber-tif_restore_sigmask.patch
signals-use-have_set_restore_sigmask.patch
signals-x86-ts_restore_sigmask.patch
posix-timers-bug-10460-discard-the-pending-signal-when-the-timer-is-destroyed.patch
ptrace-introduce-task_detached-helper.patch
reparent_thread-use-same_thread_group.patch
document-de_thread-with-exit_notify-connection.patch
ptrace-introduce-ptrace_reparented-helper.patch
ptrace-__ptrace_unlink-use-the-ptrace_reparented-helper.patch
ptrace-ptrace_attach-use-send_sig_info-instead-force_sig_specific.patch
ptrace-allow-to-ptrace-sbin-init.patch
workqueue-remove-redundant-function-invocation.patch
redo-locking-of-tty-pgrp.patch
resume-tty-on-susp-and-fix-crnl-order-in-n_tty-line-discipline.patch
tty_io-fix-remaining-pid-struct-locking.patch
tty_io-fix-remaining-pid-struct-locking-small-cleanup.patch
free_pidmap-turn-it-into-free_pidmapstruct-upid.patch
pids-de_thread-dont-clear-session-pgrp-pids-for-the-old-leader.patch
pids-introduce-change_pid-helper.patch
pids-sys_setpgid-use-change_pid-helper.patch
pids-__set_special_pids-use-change_pid-helper.patch
pids-sys_getsid-fix-unsafe-pid-usage-fix-possible-0-instead-of-esrch.patch
pids-sys_getpgid-fix-unsafe-pid-usage-s-tasklist-rcu.patch
put_pid-make-sure-we-dont-free-the-live-pid.patch
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