linux-kernel - [PATCH] cgroups: use task_lock() for access tsk->cgroups safe in cgroup

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Date:	Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:49:55 +0800
From:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH] cgroups: use task_lock() for access tsk->cgroups safe in
 cgroup_clone()


use task_lock() protect tsk->cgroups and get_css_set(tsk->cgroups)


Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
---
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 358e775..ddc10ac 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2933,6 +2943,7 @@ int cgroup_clone(struct task_struct *tsk, struct cgroup_subsys *subsys,
 		mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	task_lock(tsk);
 	cg = tsk->cgroups;
 	parent = task_cgroup(tsk, subsys->subsys_id);
 
@@ -2941,6 +2952,7 @@ int cgroup_clone(struct task_struct *tsk, struct cgroup_subsys *subsys,
 
 	/* Keep the cgroup alive */
 	get_css_set(cg);
+	task_unlock(tsk);
 	mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
 
 	/* Now do the VFS work to create a cgroup */

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