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SubjectRe: [PATCH] rcu_read_lock/unlock protect find_task_by_vpid call
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Hello.

Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > Users missing rcu_read_lock() when calling find_task_by_vpid():
> >
> > check_clock() in kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
>
> This one has read_lock(&tasklist_lock).
>
Excuse me. Holding tasklist_lock lock does not help.
We must call rcu_read_lock() explicitly.
That's why 9728e5d6 "kernel/pid.c: update comment on find_task_by_pid_ns" was made.

I think there are users who needlessly call read_lock(&tasklist_lock)
when they can use rcu_read_lock() instead.
But I don't know when to use read_lock(&tasklist_lock).

If read_lock(&tasklist_lock) is needed only when we want to access
the "struct task_struct" after rcu_read_unlock(), maybe it is cleaner to
use a helper like

struct task_struct *find_task_and_get(pid_t pid)
{
struct task_struct *task;
read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
rcu_read_lock();
task = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
rcu_read_unlock();
if (task)
get_task_struct(task);
read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
return task;
}

and hide tasklist_lock.

Regards.


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