Re: [PATCH 2/3] livepatch: send a fake signal to all blocking tasks

[Oleg Nesterov]

On 05/18, Miroslav Benes wrote:
>
> On Thu, 18 May 2017, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> >
> > exit_to_usermode_loop() calls do_signal(), then klp_update_patch_state().
> > So it won't be cleared here.
>
> Ok, so maybe I misunderstand the code. I see the loop in
> exit_to_usermode_loop() for processing ALLWORK_MASK. There we call
> do_signal(). We go to get_signal(). The infinite loop there is relevant
> for us. We call dequeue_signal(). There, if I am not mistaken
> __dequeue_signal() would return 0

Yes, sorry, I didn't bother to read the code when I looked at your patch
and my memory fooled me.

> If not, we get back to exit_to_usermode_loop() and TIF_PATCH_PENDING is 
> cleared. Yes, it is true that TIF_SIGPENDING is still set and we get to
> do_signal() once more. But for the last time.

Yes, slightly sub-optimal but not really wrong and you can swap
do_signal() and klp_update_patch_state().

> If the syscall is restarted, it may be different. I have to think about
> this one. But...

Afaics, there are no problems.


In short. Thanks for correcting me and sorry for noise!

Oleg.