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-rw-r--r--include/linux/cgroup.h21
-rw-r--r--include/linux/sched.h4
-rw-r--r--kernel/cgroup.c9
-rw-r--r--kernel/kthread.c3
4 files changed, 33 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h
index cb91b44f5f78..ad2bcf647b9a 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
@@ -528,6 +528,25 @@ static inline void pr_cont_cgroup_path(struct cgroup *cgrp)
pr_cont_kernfs_path(cgrp->kn);
}
+static inline void cgroup_init_kthreadd(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * kthreadd is inherited by all kthreads, keep it in the root so
+ * that the new kthreads are guaranteed to stay in the root until
+ * initialization is finished.
+ */
+ current->no_cgroup_migration = 1;
+}
+
+static inline void cgroup_kthread_ready(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * This kthread finished initialization. The creator should have
+ * set PF_NO_SETAFFINITY if this kthread should stay in the root.
+ */
+ current->no_cgroup_migration = 0;
+}
+
#else /* !CONFIG_CGROUPS */
struct cgroup_subsys_state;
@@ -551,6 +570,8 @@ static inline void cgroup_free(struct task_struct *p) {}
static inline int cgroup_init_early(void) { return 0; }
static inline int cgroup_init(void) { return 0; }
+static inline void cgroup_init_kthreadd(void) {}
+static inline void cgroup_kthread_ready(void) {}
#endif /* !CONFIG_CGROUPS */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index ce0f61dcd887..352213b360d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1475,6 +1475,10 @@ struct task_struct {
#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK
unsigned brk_randomized:1;
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUPS
+ /* disallow userland-initiated cgroup migration */
+ unsigned no_cgroup_migration:1;
+#endif
unsigned long atomic_flags; /* Flags needing atomic access. */
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 127c63e02d52..4cb94b678e9f 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2752,11 +2752,12 @@ static ssize_t __cgroup_procs_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
tsk = tsk->group_leader;
/*
- * Workqueue threads may acquire PF_NO_SETAFFINITY and become
- * trapped in a cpuset, or RT worker may be born in a cgroup
- * with no rt_runtime allocated. Just say no.
+ * kthreads may acquire PF_NO_SETAFFINITY during initialization.
+ * If userland migrates such a kthread to a non-root cgroup, it can
+ * become trapped in a cpuset, or RT kthread may be born in a
+ * cgroup with no rt_runtime allocated. Just say no.
*/
- if (tsk == kthreadd_task || (tsk->flags & PF_NO_SETAFFINITY)) {
+ if (tsk->no_cgroup_migration || (tsk->flags & PF_NO_SETAFFINITY)) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out_unlock_rcu;
}
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 9ff173dca1ae..850b255649a2 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#include <linux/freezer.h>
#include <linux/ptrace.h>
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/cgroup.h>
#include <trace/events/sched.h>
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kthread_create_lock);
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ static int kthread(void *_create)
ret = -EINTR;
if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &self.flags)) {
+ cgroup_kthread_ready();
__kthread_parkme(&self);
ret = threadfn(data);
}
@@ -510,6 +512,7 @@ int kthreadd(void *unused)
set_mems_allowed(node_states[N_MEMORY]);
current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
+ cgroup_init_kthreadd();
for (;;) {
set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);