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From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
To: torvalds@transmeta.com
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] set_cpus_allowed() atomicity fix
Date: 09 Oct 2002 19:05:44 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1034204745.794.206.camel@phantasy> (raw)

L-Team Captain,

In set_cpus_allowed(), we hold the preempt_disable() over a
wait_for_completition() so it triggers the atomicity debugging.

There is (was) a kernel preemption race here which the preemption
disable is fixing.  I do not understand it; if this uncovers it there
should be some light shed on the subject.

Anyhow, attached patch fixes the atomicity debugging error.

Patch is against current BK.  Please, apply.

	Robert Love

 sched.c |   13 ++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff -urN linux-bk/kernel/sched.c linux/kernel/sched.c
--- linux-bk/kernel/sched.c	2002-10-09 15:46:43.000000000 -0400
+++ linux/kernel/sched.c	2002-10-09 18:52:06.000000000 -0400
@@ -1953,7 +1953,6 @@
 		BUG();
 #endif
 
-	preempt_disable();
 	rq = task_rq_lock(p, &flags);
 	p->cpus_allowed = new_mask;
 	/*
@@ -1962,7 +1961,7 @@
 	 */
 	if (new_mask & (1UL << task_cpu(p))) {
 		task_rq_unlock(rq, &flags);
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * If the task is not on a runqueue (and not running), then
@@ -1971,17 +1970,21 @@
 	if (!p->array && !task_running(rq, p)) {
 		set_task_cpu(p, __ffs(p->cpus_allowed));
 		task_rq_unlock(rq, &flags);
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	}
 	init_completion(&req.done);
 	req.task = p;
 	list_add(&req.list, &rq->migration_queue);
+
+	/*
+	 * counter the subsequent unlock - we do not want to preempt yet
+	 */
+	preempt_disable();
 	task_rq_unlock(rq, &flags);
 	wake_up_process(rq->migration_thread);
+	preempt_enable();
 
 	wait_for_completion(&req.done);
-out:
-	preempt_enable();
 }
 
 /*


             reply	other threads:[~2002-10-09 23:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-10-09 23:05 Robert Love [this message]
2002-10-09 23:17 ` [PATCH] set_cpus_allowed() atomicity fix Linus Torvalds
2002-10-10  1:05   ` Robert Love

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