From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2.6.32-rc6] sched, kvm: fix race condition involving sched_in_preempt_notifers
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:33:53 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4AFD2801.7020900@kernel.org> (raw)
In finish_task_switch(), fire_sched_in_preempt_notifiers() is called
after finish_lock_switch(). However, depending on architecture,
preemption can be enabled after finish_lock_switch() which breaks the
semantics of preempt notifiers. Move it before finish_arch_switch().
This also makes in notifiers symmetric to out notifiers in terms of
locking - now both are called under rq lock.
NOT_SIGNED_OFF_YET
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
---
Avi, I think kvm should be fine with this but I haven't tested it.
Does this look okay to you? If so, can you please route this through
kvm tree with my signoff?
Thanks.
kernel/sched.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Index: work/kernel/sched.c
===================================================================
--- work.orig/kernel/sched.c
+++ work/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2751,9 +2751,9 @@ static void finish_task_switch(struct rq
prev_state = prev->state;
finish_arch_switch(prev);
perf_event_task_sched_in(current, cpu_of(rq));
+ fire_sched_in_preempt_notifiers(current);
finish_lock_switch(rq, prev);
- fire_sched_in_preempt_notifiers(current);
if (mm)
mmdrop(mm);
if (unlikely(prev_state == TASK_DEAD)) {
next reply other threads:[~2009-11-13 9:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-11-13 9:33 Tejun Heo [this message]
2009-11-13 9:55 ` [PATCH 2.6.32-rc6] sched, kvm: fix race condition involving sched_in_preempt_notifers Ingo Molnar
2009-11-14 13:06 ` Avi Kivity
2009-11-30 9:09 ` Tejun Heo
2009-11-30 9:45 ` Avi Kivity
2009-11-30 10:00 ` Ingo Molnar
2009-11-30 10:11 ` Avi Kivity
2009-11-30 11:41 ` [PATCH UPDATED " Tejun Heo
2009-11-15 10:29 ` [tip:sched/urgent] sched, kvm: Fix " tip-bot for Tejun Heo
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