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| -rw-r--r-- | fs/exec.c | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/sched.h | 18 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c index 87e731f020f..6d56ff2d578 100644 --- a/fs/exec.c +++ b/fs/exec.c @@ -898,11 +898,13 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk) sig->notify_count = -1; /* for exit_notify() */ for (;;) { + threadgroup_change_begin(tsk); write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock); if (likely(leader->exit_state)) break; __set_current_state(TASK_KILLABLE); write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock); + threadgroup_change_end(tsk); schedule(); if (unlikely(__fatal_signal_pending(tsk))) goto killed; @@ -960,6 +962,7 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk) if (unlikely(leader->ptrace)) __wake_up_parent(leader, leader->parent); write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock); + threadgroup_change_end(tsk); release_task(leader); } diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h index e692a022527..be4e742fdff 100644 --- a/include/linux/sched.h +++ b/include/linux/sched.h @@ -2413,27 +2413,18 @@ static inline void threadgroup_change_end(struct task_struct *tsk) * * Lock the threadgroup @tsk belongs to. No new task is allowed to enter * and member tasks aren't allowed to exit (as indicated by PF_EXITING) or - * perform exec. This is useful for cases where the threadgroup needs to - * stay stable across blockable operations. + * change ->group_leader/pid. This is useful for cases where the threadgroup + * needs to stay stable across blockable operations. * * fork and exit paths explicitly call threadgroup_change_{begin|end}() for * synchronization. While held, no new task will be added to threadgroup * and no existing live task will have its PF_EXITING set. * - * During exec, a task goes and puts its thread group through unusual - * changes. After de-threading, exclusive access is assumed to resources - * which are usually shared by tasks in the same group - e.g. sighand may - * be replaced with a new one. Also, the exec'ing task takes over group - * leader role including its pid. Exclude these changes while locked by - * grabbing cred_guard_mutex which is used to synchronize exec path. + * de_thread() does threadgroup_change_{begin|end}() when a non-leader + * sub-thread becomes a new leader. */ static inline void threadgroup_lock(struct task_struct *tsk) { - /* - * exec uses exit for de-threading nesting group_rwsem inside - * cred_guard_mutex. Grab cred_guard_mutex first. - */ - mutex_lock(&tsk->signal->cred_guard_mutex); down_write(&tsk->signal->group_rwsem); } @@ -2446,7 +2437,6 @@ static inline void threadgroup_lock(struct task_struct *tsk) static inline void threadgroup_unlock(struct task_struct *tsk) { up_write(&tsk->signal->group_rwsem); - mutex_unlock(&tsk->signal->cred_guard_mutex); } #else static inline void threadgroup_change_begin(struct task_struct *tsk) {} |