linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kauditd thread API fixes

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Date:	Sun, 1 Oct 2006 11:01:28 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	dwmw2@...radead.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kauditd thread API fixes

On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 08:30:45 -0400
Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> wrote:

> 
> Kill the "function should return a value" warning, and use the standard
> mechanism for deciding when a thread should stop.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
> 
> ---
> 
> Given the security-sensitive nature of the audit function, _perhaps_ the
> omission of kthread_should_stop() was intentional.  If so, it at least
> deserves a comment.  But I think this is more correct.
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
> index f9889ee..b9146b1 100644
> --- a/kernel/audit.c
> +++ b/kernel/audit.c
> @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int kauditd_thread(void *dummy)
>  {
>  	struct sk_buff *skb;
>  
> -	while (1) {
> +	do {
>  		skb = skb_dequeue(&audit_skb_queue);
>  		wake_up(&audit_backlog_wait);
>  		if (skb) {
> @@ -368,7 +368,9 @@ static int kauditd_thread(void *dummy)
>  			__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
>  			remove_wait_queue(&kauditd_wait, &wait);
>  		}
> -	}
> +	} while (!kthread_should_stop());
> +
> +	return 0;
>  }
>  
>  int audit_send_list(void *_dest)

I've had a basically-identical patch in -mm for a few months.  Sent to viro once
or twice, nothing happened, gave up.  I'll re-add it to the
maintainer-spamming-list.
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