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* [PATCH] minor bug in ipc/sem.c
@ 2001-02-27 16:03 Manfred Spraul
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From: Manfred Spraul @ 2001-02-27 16:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
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try_atomic_semop() corrupts the process id associated with a semaphore
if a semaphore operation with semval==0 (i.e. wait until the semaphore
value becomes zero) blocks.

I've attached a patch against 2.4.2-ac4, it also applies to 2.4.2

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	Manfred

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--- 2.4/ipc/sem.c	Mon Feb 26 21:10:44 2001
+++ build-2.4/ipc/sem.c	Mon Feb 26 21:16:00 2001
@@ -248,27 +248,31 @@
 	for (sop = sops; sop < sops + nsops; sop++) {
 		curr = sma->sem_base + sop->sem_num;
 		sem_op = sop->sem_op;
+		result = curr->semval;
 
-		if (!sem_op && curr->semval)
+		if (!sem_op && result)
 			goto would_block;
 
-		curr->sempid = (curr->sempid << 16) | pid;
-		curr->semval += sem_op;
-		if (sop->sem_flg & SEM_UNDO)
-			un->semadj[sop->sem_num] -= sem_op;
-
-		if (curr->semval < 0)
+		result += sem_op;
+		if (result < 0)
 			goto would_block;
-		if (curr->semval > SEMVMX)
+		if (result > SEMVMX)
 			goto out_of_range;
+		curr->semval = result;
 	}
 
 	if (do_undo)
 	{
-		sop--;
 		result = 0;
 		goto undo;
 	}
+	sop--;
+	while (sop >= sops) {
+		sma->sem_base[sop->sem_num].sempid = pid;
+		if (sop->sem_flg & SEM_UNDO)
+			un->semadj[sop->sem_num] -= sop->sem_op;
+		sop--;
+	}
 
 	sma->sem_otime = CURRENT_TIME;
 	return 0;
@@ -284,13 +288,9 @@
 		result = 1;
 
 undo:
+	sop--;
 	while (sop >= sops) {
-		curr = sma->sem_base + sop->sem_num;
-		curr->semval -= sop->sem_op;
-		curr->sempid >>= 16;
-
-		if (sop->sem_flg & SEM_UNDO)
-			un->semadj[sop->sem_num] += sop->sem_op;
+		sma->sem_base[sop->sem_num].semval -= sop->sem_op;
 		sop--;
 	}
 
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
 		err = curr->semval;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	case GETPID:
-		err = curr->sempid & 0xffff;
+		err = curr->sempid;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	case GETNCNT:
 		err = count_semncnt(sma,semnum);


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