The patch titled
exit: avoid sig->count in de_thread/__exit_signal synchronization
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exit-avoid-sig-count-in-de_thread-__exit_signal-synchronization.patch
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Subject: exit: avoid sig->count in de_thread/__exit_signal synchronization
From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
de_thread() and __exit_signal() use signal_struct->count/notify_count for
synchronization. We can simplify the code and use ->notify_count only.
Instead of comparing these two counters, we can change de_thread() to set
->notify_count = nr_of_sub_threads, then change __exit_signal() to
dec-and-test this counter and notify group_exit_task.
Note that __exit_signal() checks "notify_count > 0" just for symmetry with
exit_notify(), we could just check it is != 0.
Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/exec.c | 11 +++++------
kernel/exit.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff -puN fs/exec.c~exit-avoid-sig-count-in-de_thread-__exit_signal-synchronization fs/exec.c
--- a/fs/exec.c~exit-avoid-sig-count-in-de_thread-__exit_signal-synchronization
+++ a/fs/exec.c
@@ -763,7 +763,6 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct
struct signal_struct *sig = tsk->signal;
struct sighand_struct *oldsighand = tsk->sighand;
spinlock_t *lock = &oldsighand->siglock;
- int count;
if (thread_group_empty(tsk))
goto no_thread_group;
@@ -780,13 +779,13 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct
spin_unlock_irq(lock);
return -EAGAIN;
}
+
sig->group_exit_task = tsk;
- zap_other_threads(tsk);
+ sig->notify_count = zap_other_threads(tsk);
+ if (!thread_group_leader(tsk))
+ sig->notify_count--;
- /* Account for the thread group leader hanging around: */
- count = thread_group_leader(tsk) ? 1 : 2;
- sig->notify_count = count;
- while (atomic_read(&sig->count) > count) {
+ while (sig->notify_count) {
__set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
spin_unlock_irq(lock);
schedule();
diff -puN kernel/exit.c~exit-avoid-sig-count-in-de_thread-__exit_signal-synchronization kernel/exit.c
--- a/kernel/exit.c~exit-avoid-sig-count-in-de_thread-__exit_signal-synchronization
+++ a/kernel/exit.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void __exit_signal(struct task_st
* If there is any task waiting for the group exit
* then notify it:
*/
- if (sig->group_exit_task && atomic_read(&sig->count) == sig->notify_count)
+ if (sig->notify_count > 0 && !--sig->notify_count)
wake_up_process(sig->group_exit_task);
if (tsk == sig->curr_target)
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@xxxxxxxxxx are
origin.patch
linux-next.patch
posix-cpu-timers-reset-expire-cache-when-no-timer-is-running.patch
cpu-timers-simplify-rlimit_cpu-handling.patch
cpu-timers-cleanup-arm_timer.patch
cpu-timers-return-correct-previous-timer-reload-value.patch
cpu-timers-change-sigev_none-timer-implementation.patch
cpu-timers-assure-to-not-iterate-over-all-threads-in-fastpath_timer_check.patch
cpu-timers-optimize-run_posix_cpu_timers.patch
proc-cleanup-remove-unused-assignments.patch
kmod-add-init-function-to-usermodehelper.patch
exec-replace-call_usermodehelper_pipe-with-use-of-umh-init-function-and-resolve-limit.patch
umh-creds-convert-call_usermodehelper_keys-to-use-subprocess_info-init.patch
umh-creds-kill-subprocess_info-cred-logic.patch
call_usermodehelper-no-need-to-unblock-signals.patch
wait_for_helper-sigchld-from-user-space-can-lead-to-use-after-free.patch
call_usermodehelper-simplify-fix-umh_no_wait-case.patch
call_usermodehelper-umh_wait_exec-ignores-kernel_thread-failure.patch
coredump-factor-out-the-not-ispipe-file-checks.patch
coredump-cleanup-ispipe-code.patch
coredump-factor-out-put_cred-calls.patch
coredump-shift-down_writemmap_sem-into-coredump_wait.patch
exit-exit_notify-can-trust-signal-notify_count-0.patch
exit-change-zap_other_threads-to-count-sub-threads.patch
exit-avoid-sig-count-in-de_thread-__exit_signal-synchronization.patch
exit-avoid-sig-count-in-__exit_signal-to-detect-the-group-dead-case.patch
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