Re: [PATCH] scsi: fix scsi_error_handler vs. scsi_host_dev_release race

[Michal Hocko]

On Fri 28-08-15 07:56:13, James Bottomley wrote:
[...]
> > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> > index 6457a8a0db9c..2c0a817d5dbe 100644
> > --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> > +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> > @@ -2169,8 +2169,11 @@ int scsi_error_handler(void *data)
> >  	 * We never actually get interrupted because kthread_run
> >  	 * disables signal delivery for the created thread.
> >  	 */
> > -	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
> > +	while (true) {
> 
> Comment here, I think, please to avoid any other erroneous tidying
> attempts.  How about
> 
> /* 
>  * The sequence in kthread_stop() sets the stop flag first then 
>  * wakes the process.  To avoid missed wakeups, the task should always
>  * be in a non running state before the stop flag is checked
>  */
> 
> Otherwise this looks fine.

I do not have objections to the added comment.

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
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