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Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:31:33 +0100
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To: "Dasgupta, Romit" <romit@...com>
Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
"linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org"
<linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] PM: Thaws refrigerated and to be exited kernel
threads
On Sun 2009-11-08 16:40:07, Dasgupta, Romit wrote:
> (Resending with 80 column restriction)
Thanks.
> > > > > @@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ void refrigerator(void)
> > > > >
> > > > > for (;;) {
> > > > > set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> > > > > - if (!frozen(current))
> > > > > + if (!frozen(current) || (!current->mm
> > && kthread_should_stop()))
> > > > > break;
> > > > > schedule();
> > > >
> > > > Well, what if the thread does some processing before
> > stopping? That
> > > > would break refrigerator assumptions...
> > >
> > > The suspend thread will block until the 'to be stopped'
> > thread clears up. That is what any call to kthread_stop would
> > boil down to. The target thread would anyway be out of the
> > refrigerator so I am not sure what assumption you mean here.
> > Eventually, the target thread would clear up and wake up the
> > suspend thread and then things would go on as usual.
> >
> > (Please format to 80 columns).
> >
> > No, I do not get it.
> >
> > Lets say we have
> >
> > evil_data_writer thread that needs to be stopped becuase it writes to
> > filesystem
> >
> > nofreeze random_stopper thread
> >
> > now we create the suspend image, and start writing it out. But that's
> > okay, evil_data_writer is stopped so it can't do no harm. But now
> > random_stopper decides to thread_stop() the evil_data_writer, and this
> > new code allows it to exit the refrigerator, *do some writing*, and
> > then stop.
> >
> > That's bad, right?
> evil_data_writer will enter refrigerator after invoking 'try_to_freeze'. This
> should be followed by a call to kthread_should_stop. There it decides if it
Really? I believe the "ktrhead_should_stop" is new rule, and code does
not seem to follow it. Actually, for example audit does not seem to
use kthread_should_stop() at all...
./kernel/rtmutex-tester.c-
./kernel/rtmutex-tester.c- /* Wait for the next command to be executed */
./kernel/rtmutex-tester.c- schedule();
./kernel/rtmutex-tester.c: try_to_freeze();
./kernel/rtmutex-tester.c-
./kernel/rtmutex-tester.c- if (signal_pending(current))
./kernel/rtmutex-tester.c- flush_signals(current);
--
./kernel/slow-work.c- schedule();
./kernel/slow-work.c- finish_wait(&slow_work_thread_wq, &wait);
./kernel/slow-work.c-
./kernel/slow-work.c: try_to_freeze();
./kernel/slow-work.c-
./kernel/slow-work.c- vsmax = vslow_work_proportion;
./kernel/slow-work.c- vsmax *= atomic_read(&slow_work_thread_count);
--
./kernel/audit.c- add_wait_queue(&kauditd_wait, &wait);
./kernel/audit.c-
./kernel/audit.c- if (!skb_queue_len(&audit_skb_queue)) {
./kernel/audit.c: try_to_freeze();
./kernel/audit.c- schedule();
./kernel/audit.c- }
./kernel/audit.c-
--
./kernel/signal.c- /* Now we don't run again until woken by SIGCONT or SIGKILL */
./kernel/signal.c- do {
./kernel/signal.c- schedule();
./kernel/signal.c: } while (try_to_freeze());
./kernel/signal.c-
./kernel/signal.c- tracehook_finish_jctl();
./kernel/signal.c- current->exit_code = 0;
--
./kernel/signal.c- * Now that we woke up, it's crucial if we're supposed to be
./kernel/signal.c- * frozen that we freeze now before running anything substantial.
./kernel/signal.c- */
./kernel/signal.c: try_to_freeze();
./kernel/signal.c-
./kernel/signal.c- spin_lock_irq(&sighand->siglock);
./kernel/signal.c- /*
--
./net/core/pktgen.c- t->control &= ~(T_REMDEV);
./net/core/pktgen.c- }
./net/core/pktgen.c-
./net/core/pktgen.c: try_to_freeze();
./net/core/pktgen.c-
./net/core/pktgen.c- set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
./net/core/pktgen.c- }
--
./net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c-
./net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c- time_left = schedule_timeout(timeout);
./net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c-
./net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c: try_to_freeze();
./net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c-
./net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c- spin_lock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
./net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c- remove_wait_queue(&rqstp->rq_wait, &wait);
--
./arch/m32r/kernel/signal.c- if (!user_mode(regs))
./arch/m32r/kernel/signal.c- return 1;
./arch/m32r/kernel/signal.c-
./arch/m32r/kernel/signal.c: if (try_to_freeze())
./arch/m32r/kernel/signal.c- goto no_signal;
./arch/m32r/kernel/signal.c-
./arch/m32r/kernel/signal.c- if (!oldset)
--
./arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c- if ((regs->ccr & 0x10))
./arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c- return 1;
./arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c-
./arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c: if (try_to_freeze())
./arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c- goto no_signal;
./arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c-
./arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c- current->thread.esp0 = (unsigned long) regs;
--
./arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c-
./arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c- /* Loop here processing the requested notification events. */
./arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c- do {
./arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c: try_to_freeze();
./arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c-
./arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c- memset(notify_event, 0, sizeof(*notify_event));
./arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c-
--
./arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/suspend.c-{
./arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/suspend.c- while (1) {
./arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/suspend.c- wait_event_interruptible(agent_wq, pci_pm_state >= 2);
./arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/suspend.c: try_to_freeze();
./arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/suspend.c-
./arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/suspend.c- if (signal_pending(current) || pci_pm_state < 2)
./arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/suspend.c- continue;
--
./arch/blackfin/kernel/signal.c-
./arch/blackfin/kernel/signal.c- current->thread.esp0 = (unsigned long)regs;
./arch/blackfin/kernel/signal.c-
./arch/blackfin/kernel/signal.c: if (try_to_freeze())
./arch/blackfin/kernel/signal.c- goto no_signal;
./arch/blackfin/kernel/signal.c-
./arch/blackfin/kernel/signal.c- if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK))
--
./arch/frv/kernel/signal.c- if (!user_mode(__frame))
./arch/frv/kernel/signal.c- return;
./arch/frv/kernel/signal.c-
./arch/frv/kernel/signal.c: if (try_to_freeze())
./arch/frv/kernel/signal.c- goto no_signal;
./arch/frv/kernel/signal.c-
./arch/frv/kernel/signal.c- if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK))
--
./arch/arm/kernel/signal.c- if (!user_mode(regs))
./arch/arm/kernel/signal.c- return;
./arch/arm/kernel/signal.c-
./arch/arm/kernel/signal.c: if (try_to_freeze())
./arch/arm/kernel/signal.c- goto no_signal;
./arch/arm/kernel/signal.c-
./arch/arm/kernel/signal.c- single_step_clear(current);
--
./arch/sh/kernel/signal_32.c- if (!user_mode(regs))
./arch/sh/kernel/signal_32.c- return;
./arch/sh/kernel/signal_32.c-
./arch/sh/kernel/signal_32.c: if (try_to_freeze())
./arch/sh/kernel/signal_32.c- goto no_signal;
./arch/sh/kernel/signal_32.c-
./arch/sh/kernel/signal_32.c- if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK))
...
Pavel
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