From: Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>
To: axboe@kernel.dk, linux-block@vger.kernel.org, bsegall@google.com,
dietmar.eggemann@arm.com, juri.lelli@redhat.com,
kprateek.nayak@amd.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
mgorman@suse.de, mingo@redhat.com, peterz@infradead.org,
rostedt@goodmis.org, vincent.guittot@linaro.org,
vschneid@redhat.com
Cc: shakeel.butt@linux.dev, hannes@cmpxchg.org, riel@surriel.com,
kernel-team@meta.com, Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] kernel/fork: clear PF_BLOCK_TS in copy_process()
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:15:17 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260616141604.328820-2-usama.arif@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260616141604.328820-1-usama.arif@linux.dev>
PF_BLOCK_TS is only set in blk_time_get_ns() when current->plug is
non-NULL, and blk_finish_plug() clears it via __blk_flush_plug()
before NULLing the plug pointer. copy_process() breaks the
invariant by inheriting PF_BLOCK_TS from the parent while resetting
the child's plug to NULL.
Clear PF_BLOCK_TS alongside that assignment so callers can rely on
"PF_BLOCK_TS set implies current->plug != NULL" and dereference
current->plug unguarded.
Fixes: 06b23f92af87 ("block: update cached timestamp post schedule/preemption")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>
---
kernel/fork.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 892a95214c54..13e38e89a1f3 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -2338,6 +2338,7 @@ __latent_entropy struct task_struct *copy_process(
#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
p->plug = NULL;
+ p->flags &= ~PF_BLOCK_TS;
#endif
futex_init_task(p);
--
2.53.0-Meta
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-16 14:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-16 14:15 [PATCH 0/2] block: invalidate cached plug timestamp on context switch Usama Arif
2026-06-16 14:15 ` Usama Arif [this message]
2026-06-16 14:15 ` [PATCH 2/2] block: invalidate cached plug timestamp after task switch Usama Arif
2026-06-16 16:08 ` [PATCH 0/2] block: invalidate cached plug timestamp on context switch Jens Axboe
2026-06-16 16:10 ` Jens Axboe
2026-06-16 16:54 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-16 17:09 ` Jens Axboe
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