# Re: \[PATCH 07/18\] mm, proc: make clear\_refs killable

- From: Michal Hocko \<mhocko@kernel.org\>
- Date: 2016-02-29 17:53:45 
- List: linux-arch
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arch/2016/02/4697174
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-mm/2016/02/4696944/t.md

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On Mon 29-02-16 18:38:45, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 02/29, Michal Hocko wrote:
> >
> > --- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
> > +++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
> > @@ -1027,11 +1027,15 @@ static ssize_t clear_refs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
> >  		};
> >
> >  		if (type == CLEAR_REFS_MM_HIWATER_RSS) {
> > +			if (down_write_killable(&mm->mmap_sem)) {
> > +				put_task_struct(task);
> > +				return -EINTR;
> > +			}
> > +
> >  			/*
> >  			 * Writing 5 to /proc/pid/clear_refs resets the peak
> >  			 * resident set size to this mm's current rss value.
> >  			 */
> > -			down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
> >  			reset_mm_hiwater_rss(mm);
> >  			up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
> >  			goto out_mm;
> > @@ -1043,7 +1047,10 @@ static ssize_t clear_refs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
> >  				if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_SOFTDIRTY))
> >  					continue;
> >  				up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
> > -				down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
> > +				if (down_write_killable(&mm->mmap_sem)) {
> > +					put_task_struct(task);
> > +					return -EINTR;
> > +				}
> 
> Both lack mmput() afaics. Don't you need "goto out_mm" rather then "return" ?

Of course I need! Thanks for catching that.

> In this case you do not need put_task_struct().

Why not? Both are after get_proc_task which takes a reference to the
task...

I will send an updated patch. Thanks!

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
```