[PATCH stable-rc queue/4.9 0/1] repatch

[PATCH stable-rc queue/4.9 0/1] repatch

[Xiaoming Ni]

I found a dead code in the queue/4.9 branch of the stable-rc repository.

2021-02-03:
commit c27f392040e2f6 ("futex: Provide distinct return value when
 owner is exiting")
	The function handle_exit_race does not exist. Therefore, the
	change in handle_exit_race() is ignored in the patch round.

2021-02-22:
commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit race")
	Define the handle_exit_race() function,
	but no branch in the function returns EBUSY.
	As a result, dead code occurs in the attach_to_pi_owner():

		int ret = handle_exit_race(uaddr, uval, p);
		...
		if (ret == -EBUSY)
			*exiting = p; /* dead code */

To fix the dead code, modify the commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit race"), 
or install a patch to incorporate the changes in handle_exit_race().

I am unfamiliar with the processing of the stable-rc queue branch,
and I cannot find the patch mail of the current branch in
	https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/?q=%22futex%3A+Cure+exit+race%22
Therefore, I re-integrated commit ac31c7ff8624 ("futex: Provide distinct
 return value when owner is exiting").

-----

Thomas Gleixner (1):
  futex: Provide distinct return value when owner is exiting

 kernel/futex.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

-- 
2.27.0

[PATCH stable-rc queue/4.9 1/1] futex: Provide distinct return value when owner is exiting

[Xiaoming Ni]

From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

commit ac31c7ff8624409ba3c4901df9237a616c187a5d upstream.

attach_to_pi_owner() returns -EAGAIN for various cases:

 - Owner task is exiting
 - Futex value has changed

The caller drops the held locks (hash bucket, mmap_sem) and retries the
operation. In case of the owner task exiting this can result in a live
lock.

As a preparatory step for seperating those cases, provide a distinct return
value (EBUSY) for the owner exiting case.

No functional change.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20191106224556.935606117@linutronix.de

[nixiaoming: Modify handle_exit_race() to avoid dead code.]
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # queue/4.9
Signed-off-by: Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@huawei.com>
---
 kernel/futex.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index b65dbb5d60bb..0fd785410150 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -1207,11 +1207,11 @@ static int handle_exit_race(u32 __user *uaddr, u32 uval,
 	u32 uval2;
 
 	/*
-	 * If the futex exit state is not yet FUTEX_STATE_DEAD, wait
-	 * for it to finish.
+	 * If the futex exit state is not yet FUTEX_STATE_DEAD, tell the
+	 * caller that the alleged owner is busy.
 	 */
 	if (tsk && tsk->futex_state != FUTEX_STATE_DEAD)
-		return -EAGAIN;
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 	/*
 	 * Reread the user space value to handle the following situation:
-- 
2.27.0

Re: [PATCH stable-rc queue/4.9 1/1] futex: Provide distinct return value when owner is exiting

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 03:03:28PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> 
> commit ac31c7ff8624409ba3c4901df9237a616c187a5d upstream.

This commit is already in the 4.9 tree.  If the backport was incorrect,
say that here, and describe what went wrong and why this commit fixes
it.

Also state what commit this fixes as well, otherwise this changelog just
looks like it is being applied again to the tree, which doesn't make
much sense.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH stable-rc queue/4.9 1/1] futex: Provide distinct return value when owner is exiting

[Xiaoming Ni]

On 2021/2/22 18:16, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 03:03:28PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>> From: Thomas Gleixner<tglx@linutronix.de>
>>
>> commit ac31c7ff8624409ba3c4901df9237a616c187a5d upstream.
> This commit is already in the 4.9 tree.  If the backport was incorrect,
> say that here, and describe what went wrong and why this commit fixes
> it.
> 
> Also state what commit this fixes as well, otherwise this changelog just
> looks like it is being applied again to the tree, which doesn't make
> much sense.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> .

I wrote a cover for it. but forgot to adjust the title of the cover:
 
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/


I found a dead code in the queue/4.9 branch of the stable-rc repository.

2021-02-03:
commit c27f392040e2f6 ("futex: Provide distinct return value when
  owner is exiting")
	The function handle_exit_race does not exist. Therefore, the
	change in handle_exit_race() is ignored in the patch round.

2021-02-22:
commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit race")
	Define the handle_exit_race() function,
	but no branch in the function returns EBUSY.
	As a result, dead code occurs in the attach_to_pi_owner():

		int ret = handle_exit_race(uaddr, uval, p);
		...
		if (ret == -EBUSY)
			*exiting = p; /* dead code */

To fix the dead code, modify the commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit 
race"),
or install a patch to incorporate the changes in handle_exit_race().

I am unfamiliar with the processing of the stable-rc queue branch,
and I cannot find the patch mail of the current branch in
	https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/?q=%22futex%3A+Cure+exit+race%22
Therefore, I re-integrated commit ac31c7ff8624 ("futex: Provide distinct
  return value when owner is exiting").
  And wrote a cover (but forgot to adjust the title of the cover):
 
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/

Thanks
Xiaoming Ni

Re: [PATCH stable-rc queue/4.9 1/1] futex: Provide distinct return value when owner is exiting

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 06:54:06PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> On 2021/2/22 18:16, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 03:03:28PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> > > From: Thomas Gleixner<tglx@linutronix.de>
> > > 
> > > commit ac31c7ff8624409ba3c4901df9237a616c187a5d upstream.
> > This commit is already in the 4.9 tree.  If the backport was incorrect,
> > say that here, and describe what went wrong and why this commit fixes
> > it.
> > 
> > Also state what commit this fixes as well, otherwise this changelog just
> > looks like it is being applied again to the tree, which doesn't make
> > much sense.
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> > .
> 
> I wrote a cover for it. but forgot to adjust the title of the cover:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
> 
> 
> I found a dead code in the queue/4.9 branch of the stable-rc repository.
> 
> 2021-02-03:
> commit c27f392040e2f6 ("futex: Provide distinct return value when
>  owner is exiting")
> 	The function handle_exit_race does not exist. Therefore, the
> 	change in handle_exit_race() is ignored in the patch round.
> 
> 2021-02-22:
> commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit race")
> 	Define the handle_exit_race() function,
> 	but no branch in the function returns EBUSY.
> 	As a result, dead code occurs in the attach_to_pi_owner():
> 
> 		int ret = handle_exit_race(uaddr, uval, p);
> 		...
> 		if (ret == -EBUSY)
> 			*exiting = p; /* dead code */
> 
> To fix the dead code, modify the commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit
> race"),
> or install a patch to incorporate the changes in handle_exit_race().
> 
> I am unfamiliar with the processing of the stable-rc queue branch,
> and I cannot find the patch mail of the current branch in
> 	https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/?q=%22futex%3A+Cure+exit+race%22
> Therefore, I re-integrated commit ac31c7ff8624 ("futex: Provide distinct
>  return value when owner is exiting").
>  And wrote a cover (but forgot to adjust the title of the cover):
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/

So this is a "fixup" patch, right?

Please clearly label it as such in your patch description and resend
this as what is here I can not apply at all.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH stable-rc queue/4.9 1/1] futex: Provide distinct return value when owner is exiting

[Xiaoming Ni]

On 2021/2/22 20:09, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 06:54:06PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>> On 2021/2/22 18:16, Greg KH wrote:
>>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 03:03:28PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>>>> From: Thomas Gleixner<tglx@linutronix.de>
>>>>
>>>> commit ac31c7ff8624409ba3c4901df9237a616c187a5d upstream.
>>> This commit is already in the 4.9 tree.  If the backport was incorrect,
>>> say that here, and describe what went wrong and why this commit fixes
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Also state what commit this fixes as well, otherwise this changelog just
>>> looks like it is being applied again to the tree, which doesn't make
>>> much sense.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> greg k-h
>>> .
>>
>> I wrote a cover for it. but forgot to adjust the title of the cover:
>>
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
>>
>>
>> I found a dead code in the queue/4.9 branch of the stable-rc repository.
>>
>> 2021-02-03:
>> commit c27f392040e2f6 ("futex: Provide distinct return value when
>>   owner is exiting")
>> 	The function handle_exit_race does not exist. Therefore, the
>> 	change in handle_exit_race() is ignored in the patch round.
>>
>> 2021-02-22:
>> commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit race")
>> 	Define the handle_exit_race() function,
>> 	but no branch in the function returns EBUSY.
>> 	As a result, dead code occurs in the attach_to_pi_owner():
>>
>> 		int ret = handle_exit_race(uaddr, uval, p);
>> 		...
>> 		if (ret == -EBUSY)
>> 			*exiting = p; /* dead code */
>>
>> To fix the dead code, modify the commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit
>> race"),
>> or install a patch to incorporate the changes in handle_exit_race().
>>
>> I am unfamiliar with the processing of the stable-rc queue branch,
>> and I cannot find the patch mail of the current branch in
>> 	https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/?q=%22futex%3A+Cure+exit+race%22
>> Therefore, I re-integrated commit ac31c7ff8624 ("futex: Provide distinct
>>   return value when owner is exiting").
>>   And wrote a cover (but forgot to adjust the title of the cover):
>>
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
> 
> So this is a "fixup" patch, right?
> 
> Please clearly label it as such in your patch description and resend
> this as what is here I can not apply at all.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> .
>
Thank you for your guidance.
I have updated the patch description and resent the patch based on 
v4.9.258-rc1
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222125352.110124-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/

Thanks
Xiaoming Ni

Re: [PATCH stable-rc queue/4.9 1/1] futex: Provide distinct return value when owner is exiting

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 10:11:37PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> On 2021/2/22 20:09, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 06:54:06PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> > > On 2021/2/22 18:16, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 03:03:28PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> > > > > From: Thomas Gleixner<tglx@linutronix.de>
> > > > > 
> > > > > commit ac31c7ff8624409ba3c4901df9237a616c187a5d upstream.
> > > > This commit is already in the 4.9 tree.  If the backport was incorrect,
> > > > say that here, and describe what went wrong and why this commit fixes
> > > > it.
> > > > 
> > > > Also state what commit this fixes as well, otherwise this changelog just
> > > > looks like it is being applied again to the tree, which doesn't make
> > > > much sense.
> > > > 
> > > > thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > greg k-h
> > > > .
> > > 
> > > I wrote a cover for it. but forgot to adjust the title of the cover:
> > > 
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I found a dead code in the queue/4.9 branch of the stable-rc repository.
> > > 
> > > 2021-02-03:
> > > commit c27f392040e2f6 ("futex: Provide distinct return value when
> > >   owner is exiting")
> > > 	The function handle_exit_race does not exist. Therefore, the
> > > 	change in handle_exit_race() is ignored in the patch round.
> > > 
> > > 2021-02-22:
> > > commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit race")
> > > 	Define the handle_exit_race() function,
> > > 	but no branch in the function returns EBUSY.
> > > 	As a result, dead code occurs in the attach_to_pi_owner():
> > > 
> > > 		int ret = handle_exit_race(uaddr, uval, p);
> > > 		...
> > > 		if (ret == -EBUSY)
> > > 			*exiting = p; /* dead code */
> > > 
> > > To fix the dead code, modify the commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit
> > > race"),
> > > or install a patch to incorporate the changes in handle_exit_race().
> > > 
> > > I am unfamiliar with the processing of the stable-rc queue branch,
> > > and I cannot find the patch mail of the current branch in
> > > 	https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/?q=%22futex%3A+Cure+exit+race%22
> > > Therefore, I re-integrated commit ac31c7ff8624 ("futex: Provide distinct
> > >   return value when owner is exiting").
> > >   And wrote a cover (but forgot to adjust the title of the cover):
> > > 
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
> > 
> > So this is a "fixup" patch, right?
> > 
> > Please clearly label it as such in your patch description and resend
> > this as what is here I can not apply at all.
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> > .
> > 
> Thank you for your guidance.
> I have updated the patch description and resent the patch based on
> v4.9.258-rc1
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222125352.110124-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/

Can you please try 4.9.258 and let me know if this is still needed or
not?

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH stable-rc queue/4.9 1/1] futex: Provide distinct return value when owner is exiting

[Xiaoming Ni]

On 2021/2/23 21:00, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 10:11:37PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>> On 2021/2/22 20:09, Greg KH wrote:
>>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 06:54:06PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>>>> On 2021/2/22 18:16, Greg KH wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 03:03:28PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>>>>>> From: Thomas Gleixner<tglx@linutronix.de>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> commit ac31c7ff8624409ba3c4901df9237a616c187a5d upstream.
>>>>> This commit is already in the 4.9 tree.  If the backport was incorrect,
>>>>> say that here, and describe what went wrong and why this commit fixes
>>>>> it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also state what commit this fixes as well, otherwise this changelog just
>>>>> looks like it is being applied again to the tree, which doesn't make
>>>>> much sense.
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> greg k-h
>>>>> .
>>>>
>>>> I wrote a cover for it. but forgot to adjust the title of the cover:
>>>>
>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I found a dead code in the queue/4.9 branch of the stable-rc repository.
>>>>
>>>> 2021-02-03:
>>>> commit c27f392040e2f6 ("futex: Provide distinct return value when
>>>>    owner is exiting")
>>>> 	The function handle_exit_race does not exist. Therefore, the
>>>> 	change in handle_exit_race() is ignored in the patch round.
>>>>
>>>> 2021-02-22:
>>>> commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit race")
>>>> 	Define the handle_exit_race() function,
>>>> 	but no branch in the function returns EBUSY.
>>>> 	As a result, dead code occurs in the attach_to_pi_owner():
>>>>
>>>> 		int ret = handle_exit_race(uaddr, uval, p);
>>>> 		...
>>>> 		if (ret == -EBUSY)
>>>> 			*exiting = p; /* dead code */
>>>>
>>>> To fix the dead code, modify the commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit
>>>> race"),
>>>> or install a patch to incorporate the changes in handle_exit_race().
>>>>
>>>> I am unfamiliar with the processing of the stable-rc queue branch,
>>>> and I cannot find the patch mail of the current branch in
>>>> 	https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/?q=%22futex%3A+Cure+exit+race%22
>>>> Therefore, I re-integrated commit ac31c7ff8624 ("futex: Provide distinct
>>>>    return value when owner is exiting").
>>>>    And wrote a cover (but forgot to adjust the title of the cover):
>>>>
>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
>>>
>>> So this is a "fixup" patch, right?
>>>
>>> Please clearly label it as such in your patch description and resend
>>> this as what is here I can not apply at all.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> greg k-h
>>> .
>>>
>> Thank you for your guidance.
>> I have updated the patch description and resent the patch based on
>> v4.9.258-rc1
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222125352.110124-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
> 
> Can you please try 4.9.258 and let me know if this is still needed or
> not?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> .
> 
The dead code problem still exists in V4.9.258. No conflict occurs 
during my patch integration. Do I need to correct the version number 
marked in the cc table in the patch and resend the patch?

Thanks
Xiaoming Ni

Re: [PATCH stable-rc queue/4.9 1/1] futex: Provide distinct return value when owner is exiting

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 09:41:01AM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> On 2021/2/23 21:00, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 10:11:37PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> > > On 2021/2/22 20:09, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 06:54:06PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> > > > > On 2021/2/22 18:16, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 03:03:28PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> > > > > > > From: Thomas Gleixner<tglx@linutronix.de>
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > commit ac31c7ff8624409ba3c4901df9237a616c187a5d upstream.
> > > > > > This commit is already in the 4.9 tree.  If the backport was incorrect,
> > > > > > say that here, and describe what went wrong and why this commit fixes
> > > > > > it.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Also state what commit this fixes as well, otherwise this changelog just
> > > > > > looks like it is being applied again to the tree, which doesn't make
> > > > > > much sense.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > thanks,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > greg k-h
> > > > > > .
> > > > > 
> > > > > I wrote a cover for it. but forgot to adjust the title of the cover:
> > > > > 
> > > > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I found a dead code in the queue/4.9 branch of the stable-rc repository.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 2021-02-03:
> > > > > commit c27f392040e2f6 ("futex: Provide distinct return value when
> > > > >    owner is exiting")
> > > > > 	The function handle_exit_race does not exist. Therefore, the
> > > > > 	change in handle_exit_race() is ignored in the patch round.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 2021-02-22:
> > > > > commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit race")
> > > > > 	Define the handle_exit_race() function,
> > > > > 	but no branch in the function returns EBUSY.
> > > > > 	As a result, dead code occurs in the attach_to_pi_owner():
> > > > > 
> > > > > 		int ret = handle_exit_race(uaddr, uval, p);
> > > > > 		...
> > > > > 		if (ret == -EBUSY)
> > > > > 			*exiting = p; /* dead code */
> > > > > 
> > > > > To fix the dead code, modify the commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit
> > > > > race"),
> > > > > or install a patch to incorporate the changes in handle_exit_race().
> > > > > 
> > > > > I am unfamiliar with the processing of the stable-rc queue branch,
> > > > > and I cannot find the patch mail of the current branch in
> > > > > 	https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/?q=%22futex%3A+Cure+exit+race%22
> > > > > Therefore, I re-integrated commit ac31c7ff8624 ("futex: Provide distinct
> > > > >    return value when owner is exiting").
> > > > >    And wrote a cover (but forgot to adjust the title of the cover):
> > > > > 
> > > > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
> > > > 
> > > > So this is a "fixup" patch, right?
> > > > 
> > > > Please clearly label it as such in your patch description and resend
> > > > this as what is here I can not apply at all.
> > > > 
> > > > thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > greg k-h
> > > > .
> > > > 
> > > Thank you for your guidance.
> > > I have updated the patch description and resent the patch based on
> > > v4.9.258-rc1
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222125352.110124-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
> > 
> > Can you please try 4.9.258 and let me know if this is still needed or
> > not?
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> > .
> > 
> The dead code problem still exists in V4.9.258. No conflict occurs during my
> patch integration. Do I need to correct the version number marked in the cc
> table in the patch and resend the patch?

Please do.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH stable-rc queue/4.9 1/1] futex: Provide distinct return value when owner is exiting

[Xiaoming Ni]

On 2021/2/24 15:47, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 09:41:01AM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>> On 2021/2/23 21:00, Greg KH wrote:
>>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 10:11:37PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>>>> On 2021/2/22 20:09, Greg KH wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 06:54:06PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>>>>>> On 2021/2/22 18:16, Greg KH wrote:
>>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 03:03:28PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>>>>>>>> From: Thomas Gleixner<tglx@linutronix.de>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> commit ac31c7ff8624409ba3c4901df9237a616c187a5d upstream.
>>>>>>> This commit is already in the 4.9 tree.  If the backport was incorrect,
>>>>>>> say that here, and describe what went wrong and why this commit fixes
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also state what commit this fixes as well, otherwise this changelog just
>>>>>>> looks like it is being applied again to the tree, which doesn't make
>>>>>>> much sense.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> greg k-h
>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wrote a cover for it. but forgot to adjust the title of the cover:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I found a dead code in the queue/4.9 branch of the stable-rc repository.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2021-02-03:
>>>>>> commit c27f392040e2f6 ("futex: Provide distinct return value when
>>>>>>     owner is exiting")
>>>>>> 	The function handle_exit_race does not exist. Therefore, the
>>>>>> 	change in handle_exit_race() is ignored in the patch round.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2021-02-22:
>>>>>> commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit race")
>>>>>> 	Define the handle_exit_race() function,
>>>>>> 	but no branch in the function returns EBUSY.
>>>>>> 	As a result, dead code occurs in the attach_to_pi_owner():
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 		int ret = handle_exit_race(uaddr, uval, p);
>>>>>> 		...
>>>>>> 		if (ret == -EBUSY)
>>>>>> 			*exiting = p; /* dead code */
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To fix the dead code, modify the commit e55cb811e612 ("futex: Cure exit
>>>>>> race"),
>>>>>> or install a patch to incorporate the changes in handle_exit_race().
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am unfamiliar with the processing of the stable-rc queue branch,
>>>>>> and I cannot find the patch mail of the current branch in
>>>>>> 	https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/?q=%22futex%3A+Cure+exit+race%22
>>>>>> Therefore, I re-integrated commit ac31c7ff8624 ("futex: Provide distinct
>>>>>>     return value when owner is exiting").
>>>>>>     And wrote a cover (but forgot to adjust the title of the cover):
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222070328.102384-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> So this is a "fixup" patch, right?
>>>>>
>>>>> Please clearly label it as such in your patch description and resend
>>>>> this as what is here I can not apply at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> greg k-h
>>>>> .
>>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your guidance.
>>>> I have updated the patch description and resent the patch based on
>>>> v4.9.258-rc1
>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210222125352.110124-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/
>>>
>>> Can you please try 4.9.258 and let me know if this is still needed or
>>> not?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> greg k-h
>>> .
>>>
>> The dead code problem still exists in V4.9.258. No conflict occurs during my
>> patch integration. Do I need to correct the version number marked in the cc
>> table in the patch and resend the patch?
> 
> Please do.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> .
> 
I have resend the patch based on v4.9.258.
link:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210224100923.51315-1-nixiaoming@huawei.com/

Thanks

Xiaoming Ni