Re: [PATCH 0/2] selftests/mm: fix deadlock after pthread_create

[Andrew Morton]

On Thu,  3 Oct 2024 21:17:09 +0000 Edward Liaw <edliaw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Android arm, pthread_create followed by a fork caused a deadlock in
> the case where the fork required work to be completed by the created
> thread.
> 
> Updated the synchronization primitive to use pthread_barrier instead of
> atomic_bool.
> 
> Applied the same fix to the wp-fork-with-event test.
> 
> Edward Liaw (2):
>   selftests/mm: replace atomic_bool with pthread_barrier_t
>   selftests/mm: fix deadlock for fork after pthread_create on ARM

These fixes have different Fixes: targets, which might cause
backporting issues - some kernels might end up with one patch and not
the other.  Was this intended?  Is it OK?