From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>,
Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>,
"Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@infradead.org>,
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5.15.y 2/3] signal: Remove task argument from dequeue_signal()
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 09:26:09 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261111142411.2273665-2-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261111142411.2273665-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
[ Upstream commit a2b80ce87a87fc18c594e74d13031d5e347b69cb ]
The task pointer which is handed to dequeue_signal() is always current. The
argument along with the first comment about signalfd in that function is
confusing at best. Remove it and use current internally.
Update the stale comment for dequeue_signal() while at it.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Stable-dep-of: d72e0fb3b00c ("signalfd: don't dequeue the forced fatal signals")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
fs/signalfd.c | 4 ++--
include/linux/sched/signal.h | 5 ++---
kernel/signal.c | 23 ++++++++++-------------
3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/signalfd.c b/fs/signalfd.c
index e20d1484c6633..07cc5f6d3483a 100644
--- a/fs/signalfd.c
+++ b/fs/signalfd.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static ssize_t signalfd_dequeue(struct signalfd_ctx *ctx, kernel_siginfo_t *info
DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
spin_lock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock);
- ret = dequeue_signal(current, &ctx->sigmask, info, &type);
+ ret = dequeue_signal(&ctx->sigmask, info, &type);
switch (ret) {
case 0:
if (!nonblock)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static ssize_t signalfd_dequeue(struct signalfd_ctx *ctx, kernel_siginfo_t *info
add_wait_queue(¤t->sighand->signalfd_wqh, &wait);
for (;;) {
set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
- ret = dequeue_signal(current, &ctx->sigmask, info, &type);
+ ret = dequeue_signal(&ctx->sigmask, info, &type);
if (ret != 0)
break;
if (signal_pending(current)) {
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/signal.h b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
index d71dc9a933d44..6f105308ab5f0 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/signal.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ static inline int signal_group_exit(const struct signal_struct *sig)
extern void flush_signals(struct task_struct *);
extern void ignore_signals(struct task_struct *);
extern void flush_signal_handlers(struct task_struct *, int force_default);
-extern int dequeue_signal(struct task_struct *task, sigset_t *mask,
- kernel_siginfo_t *info, enum pid_type *type);
+extern int dequeue_signal(sigset_t *mask, kernel_siginfo_t *info, enum pid_type *type);
static inline int kernel_dequeue_signal(void)
{
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ static inline int kernel_dequeue_signal(void)
int ret;
spin_lock_irq(&task->sighand->siglock);
- ret = dequeue_signal(task, &task->blocked, &__info, &__type);
+ ret = dequeue_signal(&task->blocked, &__info, &__type);
spin_unlock_irq(&task->sighand->siglock);
return ret;
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 8f2a050d3b24c..858b340c09b5d 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -621,20 +621,18 @@ static int __dequeue_signal(struct sigpending *pending, sigset_t *mask,
}
/*
- * Dequeue a signal and return the element to the caller, which is
- * expected to free it.
- *
- * All callers have to hold the siglock.
+ * Try to dequeue a signal. If a deliverable signal is found fill in the
+ * caller provided siginfo and return the signal number. Otherwise return
+ * 0.
*/
-int dequeue_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, sigset_t *mask,
- kernel_siginfo_t *info, enum pid_type *type)
+int dequeue_signal(sigset_t *mask, kernel_siginfo_t *info, enum pid_type *type)
{
+ struct task_struct *tsk = current;
bool resched_timer = false;
int signr;
- /* We only dequeue private signals from ourselves, we don't let
- * signalfd steal them
- */
+ lockdep_assert_held(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
+
*type = PIDTYPE_PID;
signr = __dequeue_signal(&tsk->pending, mask, info, &resched_timer);
if (!signr) {
@@ -2800,8 +2798,7 @@ bool get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig)
type = PIDTYPE_PID;
signr = dequeue_synchronous_signal(&ksig->info);
if (!signr)
- signr = dequeue_signal(current, ¤t->blocked,
- &ksig->info, &type);
+ signr = dequeue_signal(¤t->blocked, &ksig->info, &type);
if (!signr)
break; /* will return 0 */
@@ -3656,7 +3653,7 @@ static int do_sigtimedwait(const sigset_t *which, kernel_siginfo_t *info,
signotset(&mask);
spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
- sig = dequeue_signal(tsk, &mask, info, &type);
+ sig = dequeue_signal(&mask, info, &type);
if (!sig && timeout) {
/*
* None ready, temporarily unblock those we're interested
@@ -3675,7 +3672,7 @@ static int do_sigtimedwait(const sigset_t *which, kernel_siginfo_t *info,
spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
__set_task_blocked(tsk, &tsk->real_blocked);
sigemptyset(&tsk->real_blocked);
- sig = dequeue_signal(tsk, &mask, info, &type);
+ sig = dequeue_signal(&mask, info, &type);
}
spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-11 14:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-07 10:59 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] signalfd: don't dequeue the forced fatal signals" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree Sasha Levin
2026-11-11 14:26 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 1/3] signal: Requeue signals in the appropriate queue Sasha Levin
2026-11-11 14:26 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2026-11-11 14:26 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 3/3] signalfd: don't dequeue the forced fatal signals Sasha Levin
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