From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@cn.fujitsu.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] workqueue: rescuer_thread() processes all pwqs before exit
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:27:20 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140417162720.GQ15326@htj.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACvQF53DOj0+sn5EQKLA+mCBdtuceO29gBmH2HCqCOXBmRMWAQ@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 12:21:51AM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> > Hmmm? Isn't this the same race condition that you tried to remove by
> > relocating the test? It doesn't matter what destroy_workqueue() does,
> > the rescuer may get preempted inbetween and anything can happen
> > inbetween including someone maydaying and initiation of
> > destroy_workqueue(). Your patch doesn't change the situation at all.
> > It can still return with non-empty mayday list.
>
> You are right. We need a additional atomic check.
I don't think increasing the number of checks will do anything. We
just need to keep the test where it is now and exit after doing the
loop. ie.
set TASK_INTRRUPTIBLE
test should_stop and cache the result
spin_lock_irq();
while () {
process the list
}
spin_unlock_irq();
if (was should_stop asserted?)
exit;
schedule();
Should do, no?
--
tejun
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-04-17 16:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-03-27 16:20 [PATCH] workqueue: fix possible race condition when rescuer VS pwq-release Lai Jiangshan
2014-03-28 12:07 ` [PATCH V2] " Lai Jiangshan
2014-03-31 14:40 ` Lai Jiangshan
2014-03-31 20:06 ` Tejun Heo
2014-04-14 7:02 ` Lai Jiangshan
2014-04-15 16:47 ` Tejun Heo
2014-04-16 1:25 ` Lai Jiangshan
2014-04-16 15:23 ` Tejun Heo
2014-04-16 16:21 ` Lai Jiangshan
2014-04-16 16:50 ` Tejun Heo
2014-04-16 22:35 ` Lai Jiangshan
2014-04-16 23:34 ` [PATCH 1/2] workqueue: rescuer_thread() processes all pwqs before exit Lai Jiangshan
2014-04-16 23:34 ` [PATCH 2/2] workqueue: fix possible race condition when rescuer VS pwq-release Lai Jiangshan
2014-04-17 15:27 ` [PATCH 1/2] workqueue: rescuer_thread() processes all pwqs before exit Tejun Heo
2014-04-17 16:04 ` Lai Jiangshan
2014-04-17 16:08 ` Tejun Heo
2014-04-17 16:21 ` Lai Jiangshan
2014-04-17 16:27 ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2014-04-18 13:25 ` [PATCH 1/2 V4] " Lai Jiangshan
2014-04-18 13:25 ` [PATCH 2/2 V4] workqueue: fix possible race condition when rescuer VS pwq-release Lai Jiangshan
2014-04-18 15:06 ` [PATCH 2/2] workqueue: fix a possible race condition between rescuer and pwq-release Tejun Heo
2014-04-18 16:24 ` Lai Jiangshan
2014-04-18 16:35 ` Tejun Heo
2014-04-18 15:06 ` [PATCH 1/2] workqueue: make rescuer_thread() empty wq->maydays list before exiting Tejun Heo
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