Re: [PATCH 0/5] poll_wait: add mb() to fix theoretical race between waitqueue_active() and .poll()

Christian Brauner
2025-01-10T11:01:08Z

On Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:26:49 +0100, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> Linus,
>
> I misread fs/eventpoll.c, it has the same problem. And more __pollwait()-like
> functions, for example p9_pollwait(). So 1/5 adds mb() into poll_wait(), not
> into __pollwait().
>
> WangYuli, after 1/5 we can reconsider your patch.
>
> [...]

Applied to the vfs-6.14.poll branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs-6.14.poll branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

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tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs-6.14.poll

[1/5] poll_wait: add mb() to fix theoretical race between waitqueue_active() and .poll()
https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/cacd9ae4bf80
[2/5] poll_wait: kill the obsolete wait_address check
https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/10b02a2cfec2
[3/5] io_uring_poll: kill the no longer necessary barrier after poll_wait()
https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/4e15fa8305de
[4/5] sock_poll_wait: kill the no longer necessary barrier after poll_wait()
https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/b2849867b3a7
[5/5] poll: kill poll_does_not_wait()