linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] futex: set FLAGS_HAS_TIMEOUT during demux for FUTEX

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Date:	Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:47:49 -0700
From:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Stable <stable@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] futex: set FLAGS_HAS_TIMEOUT during demux for FUTEX_WAIT



On 04/14/2011 01:43 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Le jeudi 14 avril 2011 à 13:39 -0700, Darren Hart a écrit :
>> The FLAGS_HAS_TIMEOUT flag was not getting set, causing the restart_block to
>> restart futex_wait() without a timeout after a signal.
>>
>> Commit b41277dc7a18ee332d in 2.6.38 introduced the regression by accidentally
>> removing the the FLAGS_HAS_TIMEOUT assignment from futex_wait() during the setup
>> of the restart block. Restore the originaly behavior.
>>
>> Fixes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32922
>>
>> V2: Added references to commit message.
>> V3: Set flag during restart block instead of do_futex()
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Darren Hart <dvhart@...ux.intel.com>
>> Reported-by: Tim Smith <tsmith201104@...oo.com>
>> Reported-by: Torsten Hilbrich <torsten.hilbrich@...unet.com>
>> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
>> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
>> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
>> CC: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
>> CC: John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>
>> ---
>>  kernel/futex.c |    1 +
>>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
>> index bda4157..9d9c476 100644
>> --- a/kernel/futex.c
>> +++ b/kernel/futex.c
>> @@ -1887,6 +1887,7 @@ retry:
>>  	restart->futex.time = abs_time->tv64;
>>  	restart->futex.bitset = bitset;
>>  	restart->futex.flags = flags;
>> +	flags |= FLAGS_HAS_TIMEOUT;
>>  
>>  	ret = -ERESTART_RESTARTBLOCK;
>>  
> 
> 
> Hmmm, I am sorry but this wont work... please try :
> 
> -	restart->futex.flags = flags;
> +	restart->futex.flags = flags | FLAGS_HAS_TIMEOUT;

Ah crud... now that's just embarrassing... resending.


-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
Yocto Project - Linux Kernel
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