linux-kernel - [PATCH 02/37] binder: use group leader instead of open thread

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Date:   Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:01:36 -0700
From:   Todd Kjos <tkjos@...roid.com>
To:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, arve@...roid.com,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        maco@...gle.com, tkjos@...gle.com
Subject: [PATCH 02/37] binder: use group leader instead of open thread

The binder allocator assumes that the thread that
called binder_open will never die for the lifetime of
that proc. That thread is normally the group_leader,
however it may not be. Use the group_leader instead
of current.

Signed-off-by: Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>
---
 drivers/android/binder.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 157bd3e49ff4..9393924ae8e8 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -3460,8 +3460,8 @@ static int binder_open(struct inode *nodp, struct file *filp)
 	proc = kzalloc(sizeof(*proc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (proc == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	get_task_struct(current);
-	proc->tsk = current;
+	get_task_struct(current->group_leader);
+	proc->tsk = current->group_leader;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&proc->todo);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&proc->wait);
 	proc->default_priority = task_nice(current);
-- 
2.13.2.725.g09c95d1e9-goog