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SubjectRe: [PATCH] fix refrigerator() vs thaw_process() race
Hi!

> refrigerator() can miss a wakeup, "wait event" loop needs a proper memory
> ordering.
>
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@tv-sign.ru>
>
> --- WQ/kernel/power/process.c~WAKE 2007-02-18 22:56:49.000000000 +0300
> +++ WQ/kernel/power/process.c 2007-02-19 01:04:26.000000000 +0300
> @@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ void refrigerator(void)
> recalc_sigpending(); /* We sent fake signal, clean it up */
> spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
>
> - current->state = TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE;
> + set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);


Looks okay to me... but this one liner would be exactly as effective,
right?

Pavel

> schedule();
> }
> pr_debug("%s left refrigerator\n", current->comm);

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