[PATCH 0/1] (Was: freezer: add missing mb's to freezer_count() and freezer_should_skip())

[PATCH 0/1] (Was: freezer: add missing mb's to freezer_count() and freezer_should_skip())

[Oleg Nesterov]

Hi Tejun,

On 10/24, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hello, Oleg.
>
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 05:39:19PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > > Hmm....  Guess we should drop __ from set_current_state.
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > Or we can change ptrace_stop() and do_signal_stop() to use freezer_do_not_count/
> > freezer_count and remove task_is_stopped_or_traced() from update_if_frozen()
> > and try_to_freeze_tasks(). But this means that do_signal_stop() will call
> > try_to_freeze() twice, unless we add __freezer_count() which only clears
> > PF_FREEZER_SKIP.
>
> Ooh, I like this idea.  If we have a mechanism to mark a task "frozen
> enough", it makes sense to use it universally.

Yes, I agree.

Fortunately we already have freezable_schedule() so this patch is
really simple.

On top of this series.

Oleg.

[PATCH 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Oleg Nesterov]

Change ptrace_stop() and do_signal_stop() to use freezable_schedule()
rather than rely on subsequent try_to_freeze().

This allows to remove the task_is_stopped_or_traced() checks from
try_to_freeze_tasks() and update_if_frozen(), and this fixes the
unlikely race with ptrace_stop(). If the tracee does not schedule()
it can miss a freezing condition.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
---
 include/linux/freezer.h |    7 +++----
 kernel/cgroup_freezer.c |    3 +--
 kernel/freezer.c        |   11 ++---------
 kernel/power/process.c  |   13 +------------
 kernel/signal.c         |   11 ++---------
 5 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index ee89932..8039893 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -134,10 +134,9 @@ static inline bool freezer_should_skip(struct task_struct *p)
 }
 
 /*
- * These macros are intended to be used whenever you want allow a task that's
- * sleeping in TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE or TASK_KILLABLE state to be frozen. Note
- * that neither return any clear indication of whether a freeze event happened
- * while in this function.
+ * These macros are intended to be used whenever you want allow a sleeping
+ * task to be frozen. Note that neither return any clear indication of
+ * whether a freeze event happened while in this function.
  */
 
 /* Like schedule(), but should not block the freezer. */
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c b/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
index 8a92b0e..bedefd9 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ static void update_if_frozen(struct cgroup *cgroup, struct freezer *freezer)
 			 * completion.  Consider it frozen in addition to
 			 * the usual frozen condition.
 			 */
-			if (!frozen(task) && !task_is_stopped_or_traced(task) &&
-			    !freezer_should_skip(task))
+			if (!frozen(task) && !freezer_should_skip(task))
 				goto notyet;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/freezer.c b/kernel/freezer.c
index 11f82a4..c38893b 100644
--- a/kernel/freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/freezer.c
@@ -116,17 +116,10 @@ bool freeze_task(struct task_struct *p)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
+	if (!(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD))
 		fake_signal_wake_up(p);
-		/*
-		 * fake_signal_wake_up() goes through p's scheduler
-		 * lock and guarantees that TASK_STOPPED/TRACED ->
-		 * TASK_RUNNING transition can't race with task state
-		 * testing in try_to_freeze_tasks().
-		 */
-	} else {
+	else
 		wake_up_state(p, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&freezer_lock, flags);
 	return true;
diff --git a/kernel/power/process.c b/kernel/power/process.c
index 87da817..d5a258b 100644
--- a/kernel/power/process.c
+++ b/kernel/power/process.c
@@ -48,18 +48,7 @@ static int try_to_freeze_tasks(bool user_only)
 			if (p == current || !freeze_task(p))
 				continue;
 
-			/*
-			 * Now that we've done set_freeze_flag, don't
-			 * perturb a task in TASK_STOPPED or TASK_TRACED.
-			 * It is "frozen enough".  If the task does wake
-			 * up, it will immediately call try_to_freeze.
-			 *
-			 * Because freeze_task() goes through p's scheduler lock, it's
-			 * guaranteed that TASK_STOPPED/TRACED -> TASK_RUNNING
-			 * transition can't race with task state testing here.
-			 */
-			if (!task_is_stopped_or_traced(p) &&
-			    !freezer_should_skip(p))
+			if (!freezer_should_skip(p))
 				todo++;
 		} while_each_thread(g, p);
 		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 0af8868..1660d7d 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ static void ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, int clear_code, siginfo_t *info)
 		preempt_disable();
 		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 		preempt_enable_no_resched();
-		schedule();
+		freezable_schedule();
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * By the time we got the lock, our tracer went away.
@@ -1930,13 +1930,6 @@ static void ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, int clear_code, siginfo_t *info)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * While in TASK_TRACED, we were considered "frozen enough".
-	 * Now that we woke up, it's crucial if we're supposed to be
-	 * frozen that we freeze now before running anything substantial.
-	 */
-	try_to_freeze();
-
-	/*
 	 * We are back.  Now reacquire the siglock before touching
 	 * last_siginfo, so that we are sure to have synchronized with
 	 * any signal-sending on another CPU that wants to examine it.
@@ -2092,7 +2085,7 @@ static bool do_signal_stop(int signr)
 		}
 
 		/* Now we don't run again until woken by SIGCONT or SIGKILL */
-		schedule();
+		freezable_schedule();
 		return true;
 	} else {
 		/*
-- 
1.5.5.1

Re: [PATCH 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Tejun Heo]

Hello, Oleg.

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 06:39:59PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> Change ptrace_stop() and do_signal_stop() to use freezable_schedule()
> rather than rely on subsequent try_to_freeze().
> 
> This allows to remove the task_is_stopped_or_traced() checks from
> try_to_freeze_tasks() and update_if_frozen(), and this fixes the
> unlikely race with ptrace_stop(). If the tracee does not schedule()
> it can miss a freezing condition.

I think it would be great if the description is more detailed.  This
code path always makes my head spin and I think we can definitely use
some more guiding in understanding this dang thing. :)

> @@ -48,18 +48,7 @@ static int try_to_freeze_tasks(bool user_only)
>  			if (p == current || !freeze_task(p))
>  				continue;
>  
> -			/*
> -			 * Now that we've done set_freeze_flag, don't
> -			 * perturb a task in TASK_STOPPED or TASK_TRACED.
> -			 * It is "frozen enough".  If the task does wake
> -			 * up, it will immediately call try_to_freeze.
> -			 *
> -			 * Because freeze_task() goes through p's scheduler lock, it's
> -			 * guaranteed that TASK_STOPPED/TRACED -> TASK_RUNNING
> -			 * transition can't race with task state testing here.
> -			 */
> -			if (!task_is_stopped_or_traced(p) &&
> -			    !freezer_should_skip(p))
> +			if (!freezer_should_skip(p))
>  				todo++;
>  		} while_each_thread(g, p);
>  		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);

This looks really good.

> diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
> index 0af8868..1660d7d 100644
> --- a/kernel/signal.c
> +++ b/kernel/signal.c
> @@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ static void ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, int clear_code, siginfo_t *info)
>  		preempt_disable();
>  		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
>  		preempt_enable_no_resched();
> -		schedule();
> +		freezable_schedule();
>  	} else {
>  		/*
>  		 * By the time we got the lock, our tracer went away.
> @@ -1930,13 +1930,6 @@ static void ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, int clear_code, siginfo_t *info)
>  	}
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * While in TASK_TRACED, we were considered "frozen enough".
> -	 * Now that we woke up, it's crucial if we're supposed to be
> -	 * frozen that we freeze now before running anything substantial.
> -	 */
> -	try_to_freeze();
> -
> -	/*
>  	 * We are back.  Now reacquire the siglock before touching
>  	 * last_siginfo, so that we are sure to have synchronized with
>  	 * any signal-sending on another CPU that wants to examine it.
> @@ -2092,7 +2085,7 @@ static bool do_signal_stop(int signr)
>  		}
>  
>  		/* Now we don't run again until woken by SIGCONT or SIGKILL */
> -		schedule();
> +		freezable_schedule();

This makes me wonder whether we still need try_to_freeze() in
get_signal_to_deliver() right after the relock: label.  Freezer no
longer treats STOPPED/TRACED special and both sleeping sites in signal
deliver path are marked freezable_schedule().  We shouldn't need the
explicit try_to_freeze(), right?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun

Re: [PATCH 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Oleg Nesterov]

On 10/25, Tejun Heo wrote:
>
> Hello, Oleg.
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 06:39:59PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > Change ptrace_stop() and do_signal_stop() to use freezable_schedule()
> > rather than rely on subsequent try_to_freeze().
> >
> > This allows to remove the task_is_stopped_or_traced() checks from
> > try_to_freeze_tasks() and update_if_frozen(), and this fixes the
> > unlikely race with ptrace_stop(). If the tracee does not schedule()
> > it can miss a freezing condition.
>
> I think it would be great if the description is more detailed.  This
> code path always makes my head spin and I think we can definitely use
> some more guiding in understanding this dang thing. :)

Do you mean describe the race in more details? OK, will do and resend
tomorrow.

> > @@ -2092,7 +2085,7 @@ static bool do_signal_stop(int signr)
> >  		}
> >
> >  		/* Now we don't run again until woken by SIGCONT or SIGKILL */
> > -		schedule();
> > +		freezable_schedule();
>
> This makes me wonder whether we still need try_to_freeze() in
> get_signal_to_deliver() right after the relock: label.  Freezer no
> longer treats STOPPED/TRACED special and both sleeping sites in signal
> deliver path are marked freezable_schedule().  We shouldn't need the
> explicit try_to_freeze(), right?

OOPS.

I'd say this doesn't really matter but yes we can move it up,
get_signal_to_deliver() will be called again.

But! the comment above try_to_freeze() becomes misleading with
this patch, so this really needs v2.

Thanks.

Oleg.

Re: [PATCH 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Tejun Heo]

Hello,

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 07:34:33PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > I think it would be great if the description is more detailed.  This
> > code path always makes my head spin and I think we can definitely use
> > some more guiding in understanding this dang thing. :)
> 
> Do you mean describe the race in more details? OK, will do and resend
> tomorrow.

Yeah and maybe explain briefly how schedule_freezable() gets us out of
the trouble.

> > > @@ -2092,7 +2085,7 @@ static bool do_signal_stop(int signr)
> > >  		}
> > >
> > >  		/* Now we don't run again until woken by SIGCONT or SIGKILL */
> > > -		schedule();
> > > +		freezable_schedule();
> >
> > This makes me wonder whether we still need try_to_freeze() in
> > get_signal_to_deliver() right after the relock: label.  Freezer no
> > longer treats STOPPED/TRACED special and both sleeping sites in signal
> > deliver path are marked freezable_schedule().  We shouldn't need the
> > explicit try_to_freeze(), right?
> 
> OOPS.
> 
> I'd say this doesn't really matter but yes we can move it up,
> get_signal_to_deliver() will be called again.

Right, we can't remove it.  That's our main freezing point for
userland tasks.

> But! the comment above try_to_freeze() becomes misleading with
> this patch, so this really needs v2.

But, yeah, I think we should move it above relock: and update the
comment to explain that that's the usual freezing site.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun

[PATCH v2 0/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Oleg Nesterov]

Hi Tejun,

On 10/25, Tejun Heo wrote:
>
> > But! the comment above try_to_freeze() becomes misleading with
> > this patch, so this really needs v2.
>
> But, yeah, I think we should move it above relock: and update the
> comment to explain that that's the usual freezing site.

Yeeeeeeees, I knew that you won't allow me to simply remove the old
comment without adding the new one ;)

And you can't imagine how many time I spent trying to invent something
meaningful. Please feel free to update/rewrite it, I am not sure it
is good enough. Or I can send v3 if you suggest something better.

Oleg.

[PATCH v2 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Oleg Nesterov]

try_to_freeze_tasks() and cgroup_freezer rely on scheduler locks
to ensure that a task doing STOPPED/TRACED -> RUNNING transition
can't escape freezing. This mostly works, but ptrace_stop() does
not necessarily call schedule(), it can change task->state back to
RUNNING and check freezing() without any lock/barrier in between.

We could add the necessary barrier, but this patch changes
ptrace_stop() and do_signal_stop() to use freezable_schedule().
This fixes the race, freezer_count() and freezer_should_skip()
carefully avoid the race.

And this simplifies the code, try_to_freeze_tasks/update_if_frozen
no longer need to use task_is_stopped_or_traced() checks with the
non trivial assumptions. We can rely on the mechanism which was
specially designed to mark the sleeping task as "frozen enough".

v2: As Tejun pointed out, we can also change get_signal_to_deliver()
and move try_to_freeze() up before 'relock' label.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
---
 include/linux/freezer.h |    7 +++----
 kernel/cgroup_freezer.c |    3 +--
 kernel/freezer.c        |   11 ++---------
 kernel/power/process.c  |   13 +------------
 kernel/signal.c         |   20 ++++++--------------
 5 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index ee89932..8039893 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -134,10 +134,9 @@ static inline bool freezer_should_skip(struct task_struct *p)
 }
 
 /*
- * These macros are intended to be used whenever you want allow a task that's
- * sleeping in TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE or TASK_KILLABLE state to be frozen. Note
- * that neither return any clear indication of whether a freeze event happened
- * while in this function.
+ * These macros are intended to be used whenever you want allow a sleeping
+ * task to be frozen. Note that neither return any clear indication of
+ * whether a freeze event happened while in this function.
  */
 
 /* Like schedule(), but should not block the freezer. */
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c b/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
index 8a92b0e..bedefd9 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ static void update_if_frozen(struct cgroup *cgroup, struct freezer *freezer)
 			 * completion.  Consider it frozen in addition to
 			 * the usual frozen condition.
 			 */
-			if (!frozen(task) && !task_is_stopped_or_traced(task) &&
-			    !freezer_should_skip(task))
+			if (!frozen(task) && !freezer_should_skip(task))
 				goto notyet;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/freezer.c b/kernel/freezer.c
index 11f82a4..c38893b 100644
--- a/kernel/freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/freezer.c
@@ -116,17 +116,10 @@ bool freeze_task(struct task_struct *p)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
+	if (!(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD))
 		fake_signal_wake_up(p);
-		/*
-		 * fake_signal_wake_up() goes through p's scheduler
-		 * lock and guarantees that TASK_STOPPED/TRACED ->
-		 * TASK_RUNNING transition can't race with task state
-		 * testing in try_to_freeze_tasks().
-		 */
-	} else {
+	else
 		wake_up_state(p, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&freezer_lock, flags);
 	return true;
diff --git a/kernel/power/process.c b/kernel/power/process.c
index 87da817..d5a258b 100644
--- a/kernel/power/process.c
+++ b/kernel/power/process.c
@@ -48,18 +48,7 @@ static int try_to_freeze_tasks(bool user_only)
 			if (p == current || !freeze_task(p))
 				continue;
 
-			/*
-			 * Now that we've done set_freeze_flag, don't
-			 * perturb a task in TASK_STOPPED or TASK_TRACED.
-			 * It is "frozen enough".  If the task does wake
-			 * up, it will immediately call try_to_freeze.
-			 *
-			 * Because freeze_task() goes through p's scheduler lock, it's
-			 * guaranteed that TASK_STOPPED/TRACED -> TASK_RUNNING
-			 * transition can't race with task state testing here.
-			 */
-			if (!task_is_stopped_or_traced(p) &&
-			    !freezer_should_skip(p))
+			if (!freezer_should_skip(p))
 				todo++;
 		} while_each_thread(g, p);
 		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 0af8868..5ffb562 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ static void ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, int clear_code, siginfo_t *info)
 		preempt_disable();
 		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 		preempt_enable_no_resched();
-		schedule();
+		freezable_schedule();
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * By the time we got the lock, our tracer went away.
@@ -1930,13 +1930,6 @@ static void ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, int clear_code, siginfo_t *info)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * While in TASK_TRACED, we were considered "frozen enough".
-	 * Now that we woke up, it's crucial if we're supposed to be
-	 * frozen that we freeze now before running anything substantial.
-	 */
-	try_to_freeze();
-
-	/*
 	 * We are back.  Now reacquire the siglock before touching
 	 * last_siginfo, so that we are sure to have synchronized with
 	 * any signal-sending on another CPU that wants to examine it.
@@ -2092,7 +2085,7 @@ static bool do_signal_stop(int signr)
 		}
 
 		/* Now we don't run again until woken by SIGCONT or SIGKILL */
-		schedule();
+		freezable_schedule();
 		return true;
 	} else {
 		/*
@@ -2200,15 +2193,14 @@ int get_signal_to_deliver(siginfo_t *info, struct k_sigaction *return_ka,
 	if (unlikely(uprobe_deny_signal()))
 		return 0;
 
-relock:
 	/*
-	 * We'll jump back here after any time we were stopped in TASK_STOPPED.
-	 * While in TASK_STOPPED, we were considered "frozen enough".
-	 * Now that we woke up, it's crucial if we're supposed to be
-	 * frozen that we freeze now before running anything substantial.
+	 * Do this once, we can't return to user-mode if freezing() == T.
+	 * do_signal_stop() and ptrace_stop() do freezable_schedule() and
+	 * thus do not need another check after return.
 	 */
 	try_to_freeze();
 
+relock:
 	spin_lock_irq(&sighand->siglock);
 	/*
 	 * Every stopped thread goes here after wakeup. Check to see if
-- 
1.5.5.1

Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Tejun Heo]

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 07:46:06PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> try_to_freeze_tasks() and cgroup_freezer rely on scheduler locks
> to ensure that a task doing STOPPED/TRACED -> RUNNING transition
> can't escape freezing. This mostly works, but ptrace_stop() does
> not necessarily call schedule(), it can change task->state back to
> RUNNING and check freezing() without any lock/barrier in between.
> 
> We could add the necessary barrier, but this patch changes
> ptrace_stop() and do_signal_stop() to use freezable_schedule().
> This fixes the race, freezer_count() and freezer_should_skip()
> carefully avoid the race.
> 
> And this simplifies the code, try_to_freeze_tasks/update_if_frozen
> no longer need to use task_is_stopped_or_traced() checks with the
> non trivial assumptions. We can rely on the mechanism which was
> specially designed to mark the sleeping task as "frozen enough".
> 
> v2: As Tejun pointed out, we can also change get_signal_to_deliver()
> and move try_to_freeze() up before 'relock' label.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>

Looks good to me. :)

 Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>

Rafael, sorry that this one doesn't have pm cc'd but can you please
pick up this one too?

Thanks a lot.

-- 
tejun

Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Oleg Nesterov]

On 10/26, Tejun Heo wrote:
>
>  Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>

Thanks!

> Rafael, sorry that this one doesn't have pm cc'd

Ah, sorry Rafael. Yes, I have read you email, and I was going to
add linux-pm but forgot.

> but can you please
> pick up this one too?

Please, and thanks.

Oleg.

Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Friday, October 26, 2012 08:01:49 PM Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 10/26, Tejun Heo wrote:
> >
> >  Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> > Rafael, sorry that this one doesn't have pm cc'd
> 
> Ah, sorry Rafael. Yes, I have read you email, and I was going to
> add linux-pm but forgot.
> 
> > but can you please
> > pick up this one too?
> 
> Please, and thanks.

OK, but that will go to Linus in the next batch.

Thanks,
Rafael


-- 
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.

Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Tejun Heo]

Hello,

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:29:56PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> Actually, what tree is it supposed to apply to?
> 
> The change in kernel/cgroup_freezer.c doesn't look like anything in
> the current Linus' tree to me.

Ooh, right.  This depends on the earlier cgroup_freezer changes.
Sorry about the confusion.  I'll apply it to the following branch (the
same one used for the previous cgroup_freezer updates).

  git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup.git cgroup-freezer

Thanks.

-- 
tejun

Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Friday, October 26, 2012 11:14:17 PM Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Friday, October 26, 2012 08:01:49 PM Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > On 10/26, Tejun Heo wrote:
> > >
> > >  Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > > Rafael, sorry that this one doesn't have pm cc'd
> > 
> > Ah, sorry Rafael. Yes, I have read you email, and I was going to
> > add linux-pm but forgot.
> > 
> > > but can you please
> > > pick up this one too?
> > 
> > Please, and thanks.
> 
> OK, but that will go to Linus in the next batch.

Actually, what tree is it supposed to apply to?

The change in kernel/cgroup_freezer.c doesn't look like anything in
the current Linus' tree to me.

Thanks,
Rafael


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Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Ben Hutchings]

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On Fri, 2012-10-26 at 19:46 +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> try_to_freeze_tasks() and cgroup_freezer rely on scheduler locks
> to ensure that a task doing STOPPED/TRACED -> RUNNING transition
> can't escape freezing. This mostly works, but ptrace_stop() does
> not necessarily call schedule(), it can change task->state back to
> RUNNING and check freezing() without any lock/barrier in between.
> 
> We could add the necessary barrier, but this patch changes
> ptrace_stop() and do_signal_stop() to use freezable_schedule().
> This fixes the race, freezer_count() and freezer_should_skip()
> carefully avoid the race.
> 
> And this simplifies the code, try_to_freeze_tasks/update_if_frozen
> no longer need to use task_is_stopped_or_traced() checks with the
> non trivial assumptions. We can rely on the mechanism which was
> specially designed to mark the sleeping task as "frozen enough".
> 
> v2: As Tejun pointed out, we can also change get_signal_to_deliver()
> and move try_to_freeze() up before 'relock' label.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
[...]

This is not the correct way to submit a change to stable.  Please see
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt

Ben.

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Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Friday, October 26, 2012 02:29:09 PM Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:29:56PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > Actually, what tree is it supposed to apply to?
> > 
> > The change in kernel/cgroup_freezer.c doesn't look like anything in
> > the current Linus' tree to me.
> 
> Ooh, right.  This depends on the earlier cgroup_freezer changes.
> Sorry about the confusion.  I'll apply it to the following branch (the
> same one used for the previous cgroup_freezer updates).
> 
>   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup.git cgroup-freezer

OK

I haven't merged it yet, so I'll get this fix along with the rest.

Thanks,
Rafael


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Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] freezer: change ptrace_stop/do_signal_stop to use freezable_schedule()

[Oleg Nesterov]

On 10/27, Ben Hutchings wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2012-10-26 at 19:46 +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > try_to_freeze_tasks() and cgroup_freezer rely on scheduler locks
> > to ensure that a task doing STOPPED/TRACED -> RUNNING transition
> > can't escape freezing. This mostly works, but ptrace_stop() does
> > not necessarily call schedule(), it can change task->state back to
> > RUNNING and check freezing() without any lock/barrier in between.
> >
> > We could add the necessary barrier, but this patch changes
> > ptrace_stop() and do_signal_stop() to use freezable_schedule().
> > This fixes the race, freezer_count() and freezer_should_skip()
> > carefully avoid the race.
> >
> > And this simplifies the code, try_to_freeze_tasks/update_if_frozen
> > no longer need to use task_is_stopped_or_traced() checks with the
> > non trivial assumptions. We can rely on the mechanism which was
> > specially designed to mark the sleeping task as "frozen enough".
> >
> > v2: As Tejun pointed out, we can also change get_signal_to_deliver()
> > and move try_to_freeze() up before 'relock' label.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
> [...]
>
> This is not the correct way to submit a change to stable.  Please see
> Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt

Sorry for confusion, it is not for stable@, it was cc'ed by mistake.

Oleg.

[PATCH] cgroup: remove unused dummy cgroup_fork_callbacks()

[Tejun Heo]

>From a0a4bddd2779a51b6529afa113c5671ebcc21b14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:18:28 -0800

5edee61ede ("cgroup: cgroup_subsys->fork() should be called after the
task is added to css_set") removed cgroup_fork_callbacks() but forgot
to remove its dummy version for !CONFIG_CGROUPS.  Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Reported-by: Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton.krzesinski@canonical.com>
---
Applied to cgroup/for-3.9.  Thanks.

 include/linux/cgroup.h | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h
index 7d73905..942e687 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
@@ -706,7 +706,6 @@ struct cgroup_subsys_state *cgroup_css_from_dir(struct file *f, int id);
 static inline int cgroup_init_early(void) { return 0; }
 static inline int cgroup_init(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void cgroup_fork(struct task_struct *p) {}
-static inline void cgroup_fork_callbacks(struct task_struct *p) {}
 static inline void cgroup_post_fork(struct task_struct *p) {}
 static inline void cgroup_exit(struct task_struct *p, int callbacks) {}
 
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1.8.0.2