Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] exit: change the release_task() paths to call flush_sigqueue() lockless

From: Frederic Weisbecker
Date: Thu Feb 06 2025 - 12:04:44 EST


Le Thu, Feb 06, 2025 at 05:55:28PM +0100, Oleg Nesterov a écrit :
> On 02/06, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> >
> > > TODO:
> > > - we can probably shift posix_cpu_timers_exit() as well
> >
> > Hmm, can't a timer be concurrently deleted between __exit_signal() set
> > tsk->sighand = NULL and release sighand lock, and the actual call to
> > posix_cpu_timer_exit() ? And then posix_cpu_timer_exit() calls timerqueue_del()
> > on a node that don't exist anymore?
>
> Can't answer right now, I will think about it when/if I will actually try to
> make this change ;) This "TODO" note just tries to explain what else we could
> try to do, and "probably" means that I am not sure yet. I can remove this spam
> from the changelog, but I'd prefer to keep it as a reminder, at least for
> myself.

Sure!

And thanks again for the patch!

>
> > Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks Frederic!
>
> Oleg.
>