linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] workqueue: ignore dead tasks in a workqueue sleep hook

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Date:   Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:08:07 +0200
From:   Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:     Roman Penyaev <roman.penyaev@...fitbricks.com>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] workqueue: ignore dead tasks in a workqueue
        sleep hook

sorry for noise, forgot to mention...

On 10/25, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> On 10/25, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> >
> > 	void oops_end_exit(void)
> > 	{
> > 		current->flags &= ~PF_WQ_WORKER;
> > 		perhaps sonething else;
> > 	}
> >
> > called by oops_end() before rewind_stack_do_exit() ?
>
> and "perhaps sonething else" above should probably clear current->plug,
> it likely points to "struct blk_plug" on stack.
>
> and perhaps call task_work_run(). Currently only irq_thread() uses the
> "destructor" work on stack, but think can have more users.

and, probably absorb some code from do_exit(), say set_fs(USER_DS) and/or
PF_EXITING check.

Oleg.