Re: [PATCHv2] exec: Fix a deadlock in ptrace

Oleg Nesterov
2020-03-02T12:28:46Z

On 03/01, Bernd Edlinger wrote:
>
> This fixes a deadlock in the tracer when tracing a multi-threaded
> application that calls execve while more than one thread are running.

Heh. Yes, known problem. See my attempt to fix it:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20170213141452.GA30203@redhat.com/

> @@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ struct mm_struct *mm_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
> struct mm_struct *mm;
> int err;
>
> - err = mutex_lock_killable(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
> + err = mutex_lock_killable(&task->signal->cred_change_mutex);

So if I understand correctly your patch doesn't fix other problems
with debugger waiting for cred_guard_mutex.

I too do not think this can justify the new mutex in signal_struct...

Oleg.