linux-kernel - Re: [Fwd: [-mm] Add an owner to the mm

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Message-ID: <20080417170844.GA5575@tv-sign.ru>
Date:	Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:08:44 +0400
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
To:	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, serue@...ibm.com,
	penberg@...helsinki.fi, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Fwd: [-mm] Add an owner to the mm_struct (v9)]

On 04/17, Balbir Singh wrote:
> 
> Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> >> CLONE_THREAD without CLONE_VM when creating a new subthread.
> > 
> > No, no, this is not possible/allowed.
> > 
> > Please look at copy_process, CLONE_THREAD requires CLONE_SIGHAND,
> > CLONE_SIGHAND needs CLONE_VM.
> > 
> 
> What about the other way round, CLONE_VM without CLONE_THREAD?

Yes, this is possible, and this is why mm_update_next_owner() has to be so
complicated. The same for zap_threads/elf_core_dump.

If only I knew why we allow CLONE_VM! except for CLONE_THREAD/CLONE_VFORK
of course, but there are trivial.


And thanks to you and Paul for your explanations.

Oleg.

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