+ fs-execc-de_thread-use-change_pid-rather-than-detach_pid-attach_pid.patch added to -mm tree

+ fs-execc-de_thread-use-change_pid-rather-than-detach_pid-attach_pid.patch added to -mm tree

[akpm]

Subject: + fs-execc-de_thread-use-change_pid-rather-than-detach_pid-attach_pid.patch added to -mm tree
To: oleg@redhat.com,dserrg@gmail.com,ebiederm@xmission.com,mhocko@suse.cz,xemul@parallels.com
From: akpm@linux-foundation.org
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:11:19 -0700


The patch titled
     Subject: fs/exec.c:de_thread(): use change_pid() rather than detach_pid/attach_pid
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     fs-execc-de_thread-use-change_pid-rather-than-detach_pid-attach_pid.patch

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From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Subject: fs/exec.c:de_thread(): use change_pid() rather than detach_pid/attach_pid

de_thread() can use change_pid() instead of detach + attach.  This looks
better and this ensures that, say, next_thread() can never see a task with
->pid == NULL.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Acked-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.cz>
Cc: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@parallels.com>
Cc: Sergey Dyasly <dserrg@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 fs/exec.c |    3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff -puN fs/exec.c~fs-execc-de_thread-use-change_pid-rather-than-detach_pid-attach_pid fs/exec.c
--- a/fs/exec.c~fs-execc-de_thread-use-change_pid-rather-than-detach_pid-attach_pid
+++ a/fs/exec.c
@@ -945,9 +945,8 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct
 		 * Note: The old leader also uses this pid until release_task
 		 *       is called.  Odd but simple and correct.
 		 */
-		detach_pid(tsk, PIDTYPE_PID);
 		tsk->pid = leader->pid;
-		attach_pid(tsk, PIDTYPE_PID,  task_pid(leader));
+		change_pid(tsk, PIDTYPE_PID, task_pid(leader));
 		transfer_pid(leader, tsk, PIDTYPE_PGID);
 		transfer_pid(leader, tsk, PIDTYPE_SID);
 
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@redhat.com are

linux-next.patch
audit-wait_for_auditd-should-use-task_uninterruptible.patch
posix_cpu_timer-consolidate-expiry-time-type.patch
posix_cpu_timers-consolidate-timer-list-cleanups.patch
posix_cpu_timers-consolidate-expired-timers-check.patch
posix-timers-correctly-get-dying-task-time-sample-in-posix_cpu_timer_schedule.patch
posix_timers-fix-racy-timer-delta-caching-on-task-exit.patch
include-linux-schedh-dont-use-task-pid-tgid-in-same_thread_group-has_group_leader_pid.patch
lockdep-introduce-lock_acquire_exclusive-shared-helper-macros.patch
lglock-update-lockdep-annotations-to-report-recursive-local-locks.patch
autofs4-allow-autofs-to-work-outside-the-initial-pid-namespace.patch
autofs4-translate-pids-to-the-right-namespace-for-the-daemon.patch
ptrace-x86-revert-hw_breakpoints-fix-racy-access-to-ptrace-breakpoints.patch
ptrace-powerpc-revert-hw_breakpoints-fix-racy-access-to-ptrace-breakpoints.patch
ptrace-arm-revert-hw_breakpoints-fix-racy-access-to-ptrace-breakpoints.patch
ptrace-sh-revert-hw_breakpoints-fix-racy-access-to-ptrace-breakpoints.patch
ptrace-revert-prepare-to-fix-racy-accesses-on-task-breakpoints.patch
ptrace-x86-simplify-the-disable-logic-in-ptrace_write_dr7.patch
ptrace-x86-dont-delay-disable-till-second-pass-in-ptrace_write_dr7.patch
ptrace-x86-introduce-ptrace_register_breakpoint.patch
ptrace-x86-ptrace_write_dr7-should-create-bp-if-disabled.patch
ptrace-x86-cleanup-ptrace_set_debugreg.patch
ptrace-ptrace_detach-should-do-flush_ptrace_hw_breakpointchild.patch
ptrace-x86-flush_ptrace_hw_breakpoint-shoule-clear-the-virtual-debug-registers.patch
x86-kill-tif_debug.patch
ptrace-add-ability-to-get-set-signal-blocked-mask.patch
usermodehelper-kill-the-sub_info-path-check.patch
coredump-format_corename-can-leak-cn-corename.patch
coredump-introduce-cn_vprintf.patch
coredump-cn_vprintf-has-no-reason-to-call-vsnprintf-twice.patch
coredump-kill-cn_escape-introduce-cn_esc_printf.patch
coredump-kill-call_count-add-core_name_size.patch
coredump-%-at-the-end-shouldnt-bypass-core_uses_pid-logic.patch
coredump-%-at-the-end-shouldnt-bypass-core_uses_pid-logic-fix.patch
fs-execc-de_thread-use-change_pid-rather-than-detach_pid-attach_pid.patch
copy_process-unify-clone_thread-or-thread_group_leader-code.patch
copy_process-dont-add-the-uninitialized-child-to-thread-task-pid-lists.patch
copy_process-consolidate-the-lockless-clone_thread-checks.patch
fs-execc-do_execve_common-use-current_user.patch
wait-introduce-wait_event_commonwq-condition-state-timeout.patch
wait-introduce-wait_event_commonwq-condition-state-timeout-checkpatch-fixes.patch
wait-introduce-prepare_to_wait_event.patch
wait-introduce-prepare_to_wait_event-checkpatch-fixes.patch