The patch titled proc_sched_show_task(): use get_nr_threads() has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is proc_sched_show_task-use-get_nr_threads.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: proc_sched_show_task(): use get_nr_threads() From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Trivial, use get_nr_threads() helper to read signal->count which we are going to change. Like other callers, proc_sched_show_task() doesn't need the exactly precise nr_threads. David said: : Note that get_nr_threads() isn't completely equivalent (it can return 0 : where proc_sched_show_task() will display a 1). But I don't think this : should be a problem. Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/sched_debug.c | 10 ++-------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff -puN kernel/sched_debug.c~proc_sched_show_task-use-get_nr_threads kernel/sched_debug.c --- a/kernel/sched_debug.c~proc_sched_show_task-use-get_nr_threads +++ a/kernel/sched_debug.c @@ -384,15 +384,9 @@ __initcall(init_sched_debug_procfs); void proc_sched_show_task(struct task_struct *p, struct seq_file *m) { unsigned long nr_switches; - unsigned long flags; - int num_threads = 1; - if (lock_task_sighand(p, &flags)) { - num_threads = atomic_read(&p->signal->count); - unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags); - } - - SEQ_printf(m, "%s (%d, #threads: %d)\n", p->comm, p->pid, num_threads); + SEQ_printf(m, "%s (%d, #threads: %d)\n", p->comm, p->pid, + get_nr_threads(p)); SEQ_printf(m, "---------------------------------------------------------\n"); #define __P(F) \ _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@xxxxxxxxxx are linux-next.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 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 posix-cpu-timers-avoid-task-signal-=-null-checks.patch ia64-ptrace_attach_sync_user_rbs-avoid-task-signal-=-null-checks.patch fork-exit-move-tty_kref_put-outside-of-__cleanup_signal.patch signals-make-task_struct-signal-immutable-refcountable.patch signals-clear-signal-tty-when-the-last-thread-exits.patch signals-kill-the-awful-task_rq_unlock_wait-hack.patch exit-__exit_signal-use-thread_group_leader-consistently.patch kill-the-obsolete-thread_group_cputime_free-and-taskstats_tgid_init-helpers.patch exit-move-taskstats_tgid_free-from-__exit_signal-to-free_signal_struct.patch check_unshare_flags-kill-the-bogus-clone_sighand-sig-count-check.patch proc-get_nr_threads-doesnt-need-siglock-any-longer.patch proc-make-collect_sigign_sigcatch-rcu-safe.patch proc-make-task_sig-lockless.patch proc_sched_show_task-use-get_nr_threads.patch keyctl_session_to_parent-use-thread_group_empty-to-check-singlethreadness.patch proc-cleanup-remove-unused-assignments.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