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From: Robert Love <rml@ufl.edu>
To: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] preemptive kernel: ptrace fix
Date: 23 Sep 2001 01:18:08 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1001222290.864.3.camel@phantasy> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1001217135.1390.19.camel@phantasy>
In-Reply-To: <1001217135.1390.19.camel@phantasy>

On Sat, 2001-09-22 at 23:52, Robert Love wrote:
> However, doing an `strace strace whatever' (ie, stracing strace), it
> still enters a stopped state about 20% of the time (before the patch, it
> locked almost 100%).  I can't figure out why.  Comments?

I fixed it.  I am not overly sure why it fixes it, but the following
patch (on top of the previous) fixes all the ptrace problems I can find.

In auditing the code, I fixed another problem which I will explain...

I'll put out a final patch in a bit...


diff -urN linux-2.4.9-ac14-preempt/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c linux/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
--- linux-2.4.9-ac14-preempt/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c	Sat Sep 22 23:20:41 2001
+++ linux/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c	Sun Sep 23 00:51:15 2001
@@ -611,9 +611,11 @@
 		if ((current->ptrace & PT_PTRACED) && signr != SIGKILL) {
 			/* Let the debugger run.  */
 			current->exit_code = signr;
+			ctx_sw_off();
 			current->state = TASK_STOPPED;
 			notify_parent(current, SIGCHLD);
 			schedule();
+			ctx_sw_on();
 
 			/* We're back.  Did the debugger cancel the sig?  */
 			if (!(signr = current->exit_code))
@@ -667,11 +669,13 @@
 				/* FALLTHRU */
 
 			case SIGSTOP:
+				ctx_sw_off();
 				current->state = TASK_STOPPED;
 				current->exit_code = signr;
 				if (!(current->p_pptr->sig->action[SIGCHLD-1].sa.sa_flags & SA_NOCLDSTOP))
 					notify_parent(current, SIGCHLD);
 				schedule();
+				ctx_sw_on();
 				continue;
 
 			case SIGQUIT: case SIGILL: case SIGTRAP:


-- 
Robert M. Love
rml at ufl.edu
rml at tech9.net


      reply	other threads:[~2001-09-23  5:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-09-23  3:52 [PATCH][RFC] preemptive kernel: ptrace fix Robert Love
2001-09-23  5:18 ` Robert Love [this message]

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