linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: add FD_CLOFORK and O

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Date:	Sat, 07 May 2011 08:06:34 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>
Cc:	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: add FD_CLOFORK and O_CLOFORK

Le samedi 07 mai 2011 à 12:49 +0800, Changli Gao a écrit :

>  
>  	for (i = open_files; i != 0; i--) {
>  		struct file *f = *old_fds++;
>  		if (f) {
> -			get_file(f);
> +			if (FD_ISSET(open_files - i, new_fdt->close_on_fork)) {
> +				FD_CLR(open_files - i, new_fdt->open_fds);
> +				f = NULL;
> +			} else {
> +				get_file(f);
> +			}
>  		} else {
>  			/*

You should change the main loop to

for (i = 0; i < open_files; i++) {
	struct file *f = *old_fds++;

	if (f && FD_ISSET(i, new_fdt->close_on_fork))
		f = NULL;
	if (f)
		get_file(f);
	else
		FD_CLR(i, new_fdt->open_fds)
	rcu_assign_pointer(*new_fds++, f);
}

BTW the rcu_assign_pointer() is not necessary here, since we are the
only thread populating new_fds at this point.

spin_unlock(&oldf->file_lock); and 
rcu_assign_pointer(newf->fdt, new_fdt);
make sure once new_fds is visible to other threads, all our memory
writes are committed.

sparse even warns us ;)

fs/file.c:371:3: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different address spaces)
fs/file.c:371:3:    expected struct file *<noident>
fs/file.c:371:3:    got struct file [noderef] <asn:4>*<noident>


I'll submit a patch in a separate thread


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