linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] signal: Add block_sigmask() for adding sigmask to current->blocked

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Date:	Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:52:44 +0100
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] signal: Add block_sigmask() for adding sigmask to
	current->blocked

On 12/21, Matt Fleming wrote:
>
> From: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>
>
> This patch abstracts the code sequence for adding a signal handler's
> sa_mask to current->blocked because the sequence is identical for all
> architectures. Furthermore, in the past some architectures actually
> got this code wrong, so introduce a wrapper that all architectures can
> use.
>
> Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
> Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>


> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/signal.c |    6 +-----
>  include/linux/signal.h   |    1 +
>  kernel/signal.c          |   21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
> index 54ddaeb2..46a01bd 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
> @@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ static int
>  handle_signal(unsigned long sig, siginfo_t *info, struct k_sigaction *ka,
>  		struct pt_regs *regs)
>  {
> -	sigset_t blocked;
>  	int ret;
>
>  	/* Are we from a system call? */
> @@ -733,10 +732,7 @@ handle_signal(unsigned long sig, siginfo_t *info, struct k_sigaction *ka,
>  	 */
>  	regs->flags &= ~X86_EFLAGS_TF;
>
> -	sigorsets(&blocked, &current->blocked, &ka->sa.sa_mask);
> -	if (!(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER))
> -		sigaddset(&blocked, sig);
> -	set_current_blocked(&blocked);
> +	block_sigmask(ka, sig);
>
>  	tracehook_signal_handler(sig, info, ka, regs,
>  				 test_thread_flag(TIF_SINGLESTEP));
> diff --git a/include/linux/signal.h b/include/linux/signal.h
> index a822300..7987ce74 100644
> --- a/include/linux/signal.h
> +++ b/include/linux/signal.h
> @@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ extern void set_current_blocked(const sigset_t *);
>  extern int show_unhandled_signals;
>
>  extern int get_signal_to_deliver(siginfo_t *info, struct k_sigaction *return_ka, struct pt_regs *regs, void *cookie);
> +extern void block_sigmask(struct k_sigaction *ka, int signr);
>  extern void exit_signals(struct task_struct *tsk);
>
>  extern struct kmem_cache *sighand_cachep;
> diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
> index b3f78d0..22b6667 100644
> --- a/kernel/signal.c
> +++ b/kernel/signal.c
> @@ -2322,6 +2322,27 @@ relock:
>  	return signr;
>  }
>
> +/**
> + * block_sigmask - add @ka's signal mask to current->blocked
> + * @ka: action for @signr
> + * @signr: signal that has been successfully delivered
> + *
> + * This function should be called when a signal has succesfully been
> + * delivered. It adds the mask of signals for @ka to current->blocked
> + * so that they are blocked during the execution of the signal
> + * handler. In addition, @signr will be blocked unless %SA_NODEFER is
> + * set in @ka->sa.sa_flags.
> + */
> +void block_sigmask(struct k_sigaction *ka, int signr)
> +{
> +	sigset_t blocked;
> +
> +	sigorsets(&blocked, &current->blocked, &ka->sa.sa_mask);
> +	if (!(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER))
> +		sigaddset(&blocked, signr);
> +	set_current_blocked(&blocked);
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * It could be that complete_signal() picked us to notify about the
>   * group-wide signal. Other threads should be notified now to take
> --
> 1.7.4.4
>

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