Re: [PATCH] aio: Fix incorrect usage of eventfd_signal_allowed()

From: Yongji Xie
Date: Sun Dec 12 2021 - 03:07:17 EST


On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 2:53 AM Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Dec 07, 2021 at 03:33:47PM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 07:19:28PM +0800, Xie Yongji wrote:
> > > We should defer eventfd_signal() to the workqueue when
> > > eventfd_signal_allowed() return false rather than return
> > > true.
> > >
> > > Fixes: b542e383d8c0 ("eventfd: Make signal recursion protection a task bit")
> > > Signed-off-by: Xie Yongji <xieyongji@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > fs/aio.c | 2 +-
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
> > > index 51b08ab01dff..8822e3ed4566 100644
> > > --- a/fs/aio.c
> > > +++ b/fs/aio.c
> > > @@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ static int aio_poll_wake(struct wait_queue_entry *wait, unsigned mode, int sync,
> > > list_del(&iocb->ki_list);
> > > iocb->ki_res.res = mangle_poll(mask);
> > > req->done = true;
> > > - if (iocb->ki_eventfd && eventfd_signal_allowed()) {
> > > + if (iocb->ki_eventfd && !eventfd_signal_allowed()) {
> > > iocb = NULL;
> > > INIT_WORK(&req->work, aio_poll_put_work);
> > > schedule_work(&req->work);
> > > --
> > > 2.11.0
> > >
> >
> > Since I was just working with this file...:
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > I don't know who is taking aio fixes these days, but whoever does so probably
> > should take this one at the same time as mine
> > (https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/20211207095726.169766-1-ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx).
>
> Apparently no one is, so I've included this patch in the pull request I've sent
> (https://lore.kernel.org/r/YbOdV8CPbyPAF234@sol.localdomain).
>

Thank you!

Thanks,
Yongji