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From: richard@nod.at (Richard Weinberger)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 7/9] um: Should hold tasklist_lock while traversing processes
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:57:54 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F956DF2.7020408@nod.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120423070925.GG30752@lizard>

On 23.04.2012 09:09, Anton Vorontsov wrote:
> Traversing the tasks requires holding tasklist_lock, otherwise it
> is unsafe.
>
> p.s. However, I'm not sure that calling os_kill_ptraced_process()
> in the atomic context is correct. It seem to work, but please
> take a closer look.
>
> Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov<anton.vorontsov@linaro.org>
> ---

You forgot my Ack and I've already explained why 
os_kill_ptraced_process() is fine.

Thanks,
//richard

  reply	other threads:[~2012-04-23 14:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-04-23  7:06 [PATCH v3 0/9] Fixes for common mistakes w/ for_each_process and task->mm Anton Vorontsov
2012-04-23  7:07 ` [PATCH 1/9] cpu: Introduce clear_tasks_mm_cpumask() helper Anton Vorontsov
2012-04-26 23:59   ` Andrew Morton
2012-05-01 10:45     ` Peter Zijlstra
2012-05-05  1:47       ` [PATCH] cpu: Document clear_tasks_mm_cpumask() Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-05  1:47     ` [PATCH 1/9] cpu: Introduce clear_tasks_mm_cpumask() helper Anton Vorontsov
2012-04-23  7:08 ` [PATCH 2/9] arm: Use clear_tasks_mm_cpumask() Anton Vorontsov
2012-04-23  7:08 ` [PATCH 3/9] powerpc: " Anton Vorontsov
2012-04-23  7:08 ` [PATCH 4/9] sh: " Anton Vorontsov
2012-04-23  7:09 ` [PATCH 5/9] blackfin: A couple of task->mm handling fixes Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-01  4:36   ` Mike Frysinger
2012-04-23  7:09 ` [PATCH 6/9] blackfin: Fix possible deadlock in decode_address() Anton Vorontsov
2012-04-23  7:09 ` [PATCH 7/9] um: Should hold tasklist_lock while traversing processes Anton Vorontsov
2012-04-23 14:57   ` Richard Weinberger [this message]
2012-04-23 15:40     ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-04-23  7:09 ` [PATCH 8/9] um: Fix possible race on task->mm Anton Vorontsov
2012-04-23  7:09 ` [PATCH 9/9] um: Properly check all process' threads for a live mm Anton Vorontsov

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