linux-kernel - [PATCH 04/13] x86/pkeys/selftests: Avoid printf-in-signal deadlocks

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Date:   Wed, 09 May 2018 10:13:44 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        linuxram@...ibm.com, tglx@...utronix.de, dave.hansen@...el.com,
        mpe@...erman.id.au, mingo@...nel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        shuah@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH 04/13] x86/pkeys/selftests: Avoid printf-in-signal deadlocks


From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>

printf() and friends are unusable in signal handlers.  They deadlock.
The pkey selftest does not do any normal printing in signal handlers,
only extra debugging.  So, just print the format string so we get
*some* output when debugging.

Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Ram Pai <linuxram@...ibm.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: Michael Ellermen <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
---

 b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/pkey-helpers.h |   20 ++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff -puN tools/testing/selftests/x86/pkey-helpers.h~pkeys-selftests-avoid-print-in-signal-deadlocks tools/testing/selftests/x86/pkey-helpers.h
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/pkey-helpers.h~pkeys-selftests-avoid-print-in-signal-deadlocks	2018-05-09 09:20:19.738698404 -0700
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/pkey-helpers.h	2018-05-09 09:20:19.742698404 -0700
@@ -26,30 +26,26 @@ static inline void sigsafe_printf(const
 {
 	va_list ap;
 
-	va_start(ap, format);
 	if (!dprint_in_signal) {
+		va_start(ap, format);
 		vprintf(format, ap);
+		va_end(ap);
 	} else {
 		int ret;
-		int len = vsnprintf(dprint_in_signal_buffer,
-				    DPRINT_IN_SIGNAL_BUF_SIZE,
-				    format, ap);
 		/*
-		 * len is amount that would have been printed,
-		 * but actual write is truncated at BUF_SIZE.
+		 * No printf() functions are signal-safe.
+		 * They deadlock easily. Write the format
+		 * string to get some output, even if
+		 * incomplete.
 		 */
-		if (len > DPRINT_IN_SIGNAL_BUF_SIZE)
-			len = DPRINT_IN_SIGNAL_BUF_SIZE;
-		ret = write(1, dprint_in_signal_buffer, len);
+		ret = write(1, format, strlen(format));
 		if (ret < 0)
-			abort();
+			exit(1);
 	}
-	va_end(ap);
 }
 #define dprintf_level(level, args...) do {	\
 	if (level <= DEBUG_LEVEL)		\
 		sigsafe_printf(args);		\
-	fflush(NULL);				\
 } while (0)
 #define dprintf0(args...) dprintf_level(0, args)
 #define dprintf1(args...) dprintf_level(1, args)
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