Re: Fw: [PATCH -mm] workqueue: debug possible endless loop in cancel_rearming_delayed_work

[Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@o2.pl>]

On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:47:14PM +0400, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 04/25, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
...
> > > > +		spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
> > > > +		/* CPU_DEAD in progress may change cwq */
> > > > +		if (likely(cwq == get_wq_data(work))) {
> > > > +			list_del_init(&work->entry);
> > > > +			__set_bit(WORK_STRUCT_PENDING, work_data_bits(work));
> > > > +			retry = try_to_del_timer_sync(&dwork->timer) < 0;
> > > > +		}
> > > > +		spin_unlock_irq(&cwq->lock);
> > > > +	} while (unlikely(retry));
> 
> >  1. If delayed_work_timer_fn of this work is fired and is waiting
> >  on the above spin_lock then, after above spin_unlock, the work
> >  will be queued.
> 
> No, in that case try_to_del_timer_sync() returns -1.

Yes. But I think it's safe only after moving work_clear_pending
in run_workqueue under a lock; probably otherwise there is a
possibility this flag could be cleared, after above unlock.  

Jarek P.