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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/1] futex: don't spin waiting for PF_EXITING -> PF_EXITPIDONE transition
On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 10:52:40AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 09:13:36PM +0100, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> > diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
> > index b101381..c1104a8 100644
> > +++ b/kernel/futex.c
> > @@ -716,11 +716,13 @@ void exit_pi_state_list(struct task_struct *curr)
> >
> > if (!futex_cmpxchg_enabled)
> > return;
> > +
> > /*
> > + * attach_to_pi_owner() can no longer add the new entry. But
> > + * we have to be careful versus waiters unqueueing themselves.
> > */
> > + curr->flags |= PF_EXITPIDONE;
> > +
> > raw_spin_lock_irq(&curr->pi_lock);
> > while (!list_empty(head)) {
> >
>
> Should we not set PF_EXITPIDONE _inside_ the pi_lock? To properly
> serialize against the below check?

It does not matter, n/m.


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