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authorJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@redhat.com>2012-03-21 16:42:14 -0400
committerJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@redhat.com>2012-03-26 11:48:54 -0400
commit1df00640c9111c881633d9b219f18e66c52599ec (patch)
treee36d3924d84f47ec93f6650ff1fd5b8ea7d10d24 /kernel/exit.c
parentab4684d1560f8d77f6ce82bd3f1f82937070d397 (diff)
parent5a7c9eec9fde1da0e3adf0a4ddb64ff2a324a492 (diff)
Merge nfs containerization work from Trond's tree
The nfs containerization work is a prerequisite for Jeff Layton's reboot recovery rework.
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diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 294b1709170d..4b4042f9bc6a 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1038,6 +1038,22 @@ void do_exit(long code)
if (tsk->nr_dirtied)
__this_cpu_add(dirty_throttle_leaks, tsk->nr_dirtied);
exit_rcu();
+
+ /*
+ * The setting of TASK_RUNNING by try_to_wake_up() may be delayed
+ * when the following two conditions become true.
+ * - There is race condition of mmap_sem (It is acquired by
+ * exit_mm()), and
+ * - SMI occurs before setting TASK_RUNINNG.
+ * (or hypervisor of virtual machine switches to other guest)
+ * As a result, we may become TASK_RUNNING after becoming TASK_DEAD
+ *
+ * To avoid it, we have to wait for releasing tsk->pi_lock which
+ * is held by try_to_wake_up()
+ */
+ smp_mb();
+ raw_spin_unlock_wait(&tsk->pi_lock);
+
/* causes final put_task_struct in finish_task_switch(). */
tsk->state = TASK_DEAD;
tsk->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE; /* tell freezer to ignore us */