Subject: + vfree-dont-schedule-free_work-if-llist_add-returns-false.patch added to -mm tree To: oleg@xxxxxxxxxx,viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:31:52 -0700 The patch titled Subject: vfree: don't schedule free_work() if llist_add() returns false has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is vfree-dont-schedule-free_work-if-llist_add-returns-false.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 *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: vfree: don't schedule free_work() if llist_add() returns false vfree() only needs schedule_work(&p->wq) if p->list was empty, otherwise vfree_deferred->wq is already pending or it is running and didn't do llist_del_all() yet. Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/vmalloc.c | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff -puN mm/vmalloc.c~vfree-dont-schedule-free_work-if-llist_add-returns-false mm/vmalloc.c --- a/mm/vmalloc.c~vfree-dont-schedule-free_work-if-llist_add-returns-false +++ a/mm/vmalloc.c @@ -1477,7 +1477,6 @@ static void __vunmap(const void *addr, i * conventions for vfree() arch-depenedent would be a really bad idea) * * NOTE: assumes that the object at *addr has a size >= sizeof(llist_node) - * */ void vfree(const void *addr) { @@ -1489,8 +1488,8 @@ void vfree(const void *addr) return; if (unlikely(in_interrupt())) { struct vfree_deferred *p = &__get_cpu_var(vfree_deferred); - llist_add((struct llist_node *)addr, &p->list); - schedule_work(&p->wq); + if (llist_add((struct llist_node *)addr, &p->list)) + schedule_work(&p->wq); } else __vunmap(addr, 1); } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@xxxxxxxxxx are linux-next.patch fput-task_work_add-can-fail-if-the-caller-has-passed-exit_task_work-fix.patch posix_cpu_timer-consolidate-expiry-time-type.patch posix_cpu_timers-consolidate-timer-list-cleanups.patch posix_cpu_timers-consolidate-expired-timers-check.patch posix-timers-correctly-get-dying-task-time-sample-in-posix_cpu_timer_schedule.patch posix_timers-fix-racy-timer-delta-caching-on-task-exit.patch include-linux-schedh-dont-use-task-pid-tgid-in-same_thread_group-has_group_leader_pid.patch lockdep-introduce-lock_acquire_exclusive-shared-helper-macros.patch lglock-update-lockdep-annotations-to-report-recursive-local-locks.patch vfree-dont-schedule-free_work-if-llist_add-returns-false.patch kernel-sysc-do_sysinfo-use-get_monotonic_boottime.patch autofs4-allow-autofs-to-work-outside-the-initial-pid-namespace.patch autofs4-translate-pids-to-the-right-namespace-for-the-daemon.patch ptrace-x86-revert-hw_breakpoints-fix-racy-access-to-ptrace-breakpoints.patch ptrace-powerpc-revert-hw_breakpoints-fix-racy-access-to-ptrace-breakpoints.patch ptrace-arm-revert-hw_breakpoints-fix-racy-access-to-ptrace-breakpoints.patch ptrace-sh-revert-hw_breakpoints-fix-racy-access-to-ptrace-breakpoints.patch ptrace-revert-prepare-to-fix-racy-accesses-on-task-breakpoints.patch ptrace-x86-simplify-the-disable-logic-in-ptrace_write_dr7.patch ptrace-x86-dont-delay-disable-till-second-pass-in-ptrace_write_dr7.patch ptrace-x86-introduce-ptrace_register_breakpoint.patch ptrace-x86-ptrace_write_dr7-should-create-bp-if-disabled.patch ptrace-x86-cleanup-ptrace_set_debugreg.patch ptrace-ptrace_detach-should-do-flush_ptrace_hw_breakpointchild.patch ptrace-x86-flush_ptrace_hw_breakpoint-shoule-clear-the-virtual-debug-registers.patch x86-kill-tif_debug.patch ptrace-add-ability-to-get-set-signal-blocked-mask.patch usermodehelper-kill-the-sub_info-path-check.patch coredump-format_corename-can-leak-cn-corename.patch coredump-introduce-cn_vprintf.patch coredump-cn_vprintf-has-no-reason-to-call-vsnprintf-twice.patch coredump-kill-cn_escape-introduce-cn_esc_printf.patch coredump-kill-call_count-add-core_name_size.patch coredump-%-at-the-end-shouldnt-bypass-core_uses_pid-logic.patch coredump-%-at-the-end-shouldnt-bypass-core_uses_pid-logic-fix.patch fs-execc-de_thread-use-change_pid-rather-than-detach_pid-attach_pid.patch move-exit_task_namespaces-outside-of-exit_notify-fix.patch exitc-unexport-__set_special_pids.patch fs-proc-uptimec-uptime_proc_show-use-get_monotonic_boottime.patch kernel-forkc-copy_process-unify-clone_thread-or-thread_group_leader-code.patch kernel-forkc-copy_process-dont-add-the-uninitialized-child-to-thread-task-pid-lists.patch kernel-forkc-copy_process-consolidate-the-lockless-clone_thread-checks.patch fs-execc-do_execve_common-use-current_user.patch fs-execc-de_thread-mt-exec-should-update-real_start_time.patch wait-introduce-wait_event_commonwq-condition-state-timeout.patch wait-introduce-wait_event_commonwq-condition-state-timeout-checkpatch-fixes.patch wait-introduce-prepare_to_wait_event.patch wait-introduce-prepare_to_wait_event-checkpatch-fixes.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