Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] exec: Move cleanup of posix timers on exec out of de_thread

[Christian Brauner]

On Mon, Mar 09, 2020 at 03:48:55PM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, Mar 09, 2020 at 03:06:46PM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> >> Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >> 
> >> > On Sun, Mar 08, 2020 at 04:36:55PM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> These functions have very little to do with de_thread move them out
> >> >> of de_thread an into flush_old_exec proper so it can be more clearly
> >> >> seen what flush_old_exec is doing.
> >> >> 
> >> >> Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> ---
> >> >>  fs/exec.c | 10 +++++-----
> >> >>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >> >> 
> >> >> diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
> >> >> index ff74b9a74d34..215d86f77b63 100644
> >> >> --- a/fs/exec.c
> >> >> +++ b/fs/exec.c
> >> >> @@ -1189,11 +1189,6 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
> >> >
> >> > While you're cleaning up de_thread() wouldn't it be good to also take
> >> > the opportunity and remove the task argument from de_thread(). It's only
> >> > ever used with current. Could be done in one of your patches or as a
> >> > separate patch.
> >> 
> >> How does that affect the code generation?
> >
> > The same way renaming "tsk" to "me" does.
> >
> >> 
> >> My sense is that computing current once in flush_old_exec is much
> >> better than computing it in each function flush_old_exec calls.
> >> I remember that computing current used to be not expensive but
> >> noticable.
> >> 
> >> For clarity I can see renaming tsk to me.  So that it is clear we are
> >> talking about the current process, and not some arbitrary process.
> >
> > For clarity since de_thread() uses "tsk" giving the impression that any
> > task can be dethreaded while it's only ever used with current. It's just
> > a suggestion since you're doing the rename tsk->me anyway it would fit
> > with the series. You do whatever you want though.
> > (I just remember that the same request was made once to changes I did:
> > Don't pass current as arg when it's the only task passed.)
> 
> That's fair.
> 
> And I completely agree that we should at least rename tsk to me.
> Just for clarity.
> 
> My apologies if I am a little short.  My little son has been an extra
> handful lately.

No worries, stress is a thing most of us know too well.

Christian