Re: [RFC][PATCH] fix move/migrate_pages() race on task struct
From: Christoph Lameter <hidden>
Date: 2012-02-24 16:54:19
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On Fri, 24 Feb 2012, Dave Hansen wrote:
On 02/24/2012 07:20 AM, Christoph Lameter wrote:quoted
Subject: migration: Do not do rcu_read_unlock until the last time we need the task_struct pointer Migration functions perform the rcu_read_unlock too early. As a result the task pointed to may change. Bugs were introduced when adding security checks because rcu_unlock/lock sequences were inserted. Plus the security checks and do_move_pages used the task_struct pointer after rcu_unlock. Fix those issues by removing the unlock/lock sequences and moving the rcu_read_unlock after the last use of the task struct pointer. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <redacted>It doesn't fix the code duplication, but it definitely does fix the bug
Yes I did not want to override all your good work. Could you do another patch that removed the duplication? -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@kvack.org"> email@kvack.org </a>