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Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:16:10 +0200
From: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To: rjw@...k.pl, menage@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: arnd@...db.de, oleg@...hat.com, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <ibm-acpi@....eng.br>
Subject: [PATCH 04/16] freezer: implement and use kthread_freezable_should_stop()
Writeback and thinkpad_acpi have been using thaw_process() to prevent
deadlock between the freezer and kthread_stop(); unfortunately, this
is inherently racy - nothing prevents freezing from happening between
thaw_process() and kthread_stop().
This patch implements kthread_freezable_should_stop() which enters
refrigerator if necessary but is guaranteed to return if
kthread_stop() is invoked. Both thaw_process() users are converted to
use the new function.
Note that this deadlock condition exists for many of freezable
kthreads. They need to be converted to use the new should_stop or
freezable workqueue.
Tested with synthetic test case.
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <ibm-acpi@....eng.br>
---
drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c | 15 ++++++---------
fs/fs-writeback.c | 4 +---
include/linux/freezer.h | 6 +++---
include/linux/kthread.h | 1 +
kernel/freezer.c | 6 ++++--
kernel/kthread.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
mm/backing-dev.c | 8 ++------
7 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 7bd829f..34f167e 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -2456,8 +2456,9 @@ static int hotkey_kthread(void *data)
u32 poll_mask, event_mask;
unsigned int si, so;
unsigned long t;
- unsigned int change_detector, must_reset;
+ unsigned int change_detector;
unsigned int poll_freq;
+ bool was_frozen;
mutex_lock(&hotkey_thread_mutex);
@@ -2488,14 +2489,14 @@ static int hotkey_kthread(void *data)
t = 100; /* should never happen... */
}
t = msleep_interruptible(t);
- if (unlikely(kthread_should_stop()))
+ if (unlikely(kthread_freezable_should_stop(&was_frozen)))
break;
- must_reset = try_to_freeze();
- if (t > 0 && !must_reset)
+
+ if (t > 0 && !was_frozen)
continue;
mutex_lock(&hotkey_thread_data_mutex);
- if (must_reset || hotkey_config_change != change_detector) {
+ if (was_frozen || hotkey_config_change != change_detector) {
/* forget old state on thaw or config change */
si = so;
t = 0;
@@ -2528,10 +2529,6 @@ exit:
static void hotkey_poll_stop_sync(void)
{
if (tpacpi_hotkey_task) {
- if (frozen(tpacpi_hotkey_task) ||
- freezing(tpacpi_hotkey_task))
- thaw_process(tpacpi_hotkey_task);
-
kthread_stop(tpacpi_hotkey_task);
tpacpi_hotkey_task = NULL;
mutex_lock(&hotkey_thread_mutex);
diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 04cf3b9..b36edb8 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ int bdi_writeback_thread(void *data)
trace_writeback_thread_start(bdi);
- while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+ while (!kthread_freezable_should_stop(NULL)) {
/*
* Remove own delayed wake-up timer, since we are already awake
* and we'll take care of the preriodic write-back.
@@ -952,8 +952,6 @@ int bdi_writeback_thread(void *data)
*/
schedule();
}
-
- try_to_freeze();
}
/* Flush any work that raced with us exiting */
diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index 3d73288..8ee31e5 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static inline bool should_send_signal(struct task_struct *p)
/* Takes and releases task alloc lock using task_lock() */
extern int thaw_process(struct task_struct *p);
-extern bool __refrigerator(void);
+extern bool __refrigerator(bool check_kthr_stop);
extern int freeze_processes(void);
extern void thaw_processes(void);
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static inline bool try_to_freeze(void)
might_sleep();
if (likely(!freezing(current)))
return false;
- return __refrigerator();
+ return __refrigerator(false);
}
extern bool freeze_task(struct task_struct *p, bool sig_only);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static inline void set_freeze_flag(struct task_struct *p) {}
static inline void clear_freeze_flag(struct task_struct *p) {}
static inline int thaw_process(struct task_struct *p) { return 1; }
-static inline bool __refrigerator(void) { return false; }
+static inline bool __refrigerator(bool check_kthr_stop) { return false; }
static inline int freeze_processes(void) { BUG(); return 0; }
static inline void thaw_processes(void) {}
diff --git a/include/linux/kthread.h b/include/linux/kthread.h
index 1e923e5..6c1903d 100644
--- a/include/linux/kthread.h
+++ b/include/linux/kthread.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *k, unsigned int cpu);
int kthread_stop(struct task_struct *k);
int kthread_should_stop(void);
+bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen);
void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *k);
int kthreadd(void *unused);
diff --git a/kernel/freezer.c b/kernel/freezer.c
index 4d59904..656492c 100644
--- a/kernel/freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/freezer.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/syscalls.h>
#include <linux/freezer.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
/*
* freezing is complete, mark current process as frozen
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ static inline void frozen_process(void)
}
/* Refrigerator is place where frozen processes are stored :-). */
-bool __refrigerator(void)
+bool __refrigerator(bool check_kthr_stop)
{
/* Hmm, should we be allowed to suspend when there are realtime
processes around? */
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ bool __refrigerator(void)
for (;;) {
set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
- if (!frozen(current))
+ if (!frozen(current) ||
+ (check_kthr_stop && kthread_should_stop()))
break;
was_frozen = true;
schedule();
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 4ba7ccc..a6cbeea 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -59,6 +59,31 @@ int kthread_should_stop(void)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_should_stop);
/**
+ * kthread_freezable_should_stop - should this freezable kthread return now?
+ * @was_frozen: optional out parameter, indicates whether %current was frozen
+ *
+ * kthread_should_stop() for freezable kthreads, which will enter
+ * refrigerator if necessary. This function is safe from kthread_stop() /
+ * freezer deadlock and freezable kthreads should use this function instead
+ * of calling try_to_freeze() directly.
+ */
+bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen)
+{
+ bool frozen = false;
+
+ might_sleep();
+
+ if (unlikely(freezing(current)))
+ frozen = __refrigerator(true);
+
+ if (was_frozen)
+ *was_frozen = frozen;
+
+ return kthread_should_stop();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_freezable_should_stop);
+
+/**
* kthread_data - return data value specified on kthread creation
* @task: kthread task in question
*
diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index d6edf8d..d73a5aa 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -586,14 +586,10 @@ static void bdi_wb_shutdown(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
/*
* Finally, kill the kernel thread. We don't need to be RCU
- * safe anymore, since the bdi is gone from visibility. Force
- * unfreeze of the thread before calling kthread_stop(), otherwise
- * it would never exet if it is currently stuck in the refrigerator.
+ * safe anymore, since the bdi is gone from visibility.
*/
- if (bdi->wb.task) {
- thaw_process(bdi->wb.task);
+ if (bdi->wb.task)
kthread_stop(bdi->wb.task);
- }
}
/*
--
1.7.6
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