linux-kernel - Re: [BUG stable, 2.6.32.27] sched: delayed cleanup of user

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Message-ID: <20110110182317.GA16694@suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:23:17 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG <s.priebe@...fihost.ag>
Cc:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Dhaval Giani <dhaval@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG stable, 2.6.32.27] sched: delayed cleanup of user_struct

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 03:23:20PM +0100, Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG wrote:
> >>You can find the logs here:
> >>http://pastebin.com/hNd15E8K
> >
> >Good. Sadly, I didn't see this trace before...
> >
> >	kernel BUG at kernel/workqueue.c:287!
> >
> >this matches "INIT_DELAYED_WORK() can corrupt the pending work" I
> >mentioned.
> Sorry to ask this but this could also be "workarounded" by disabled
> GROUP_SCHED? Or is this another thing?
> 
> >>>Or. You can revert
> >>>	b00bc0b237055b4c45816325ee14f0bd83e6f590
> >>>	uids: Prevent tear down race
> >>>
> >>>	3959214f971417f4162926ac52ad4cd042958caa
> >>>	sched: delayed cleanup of user_struct
> >>Not sure if it is a good idea to introduce another race again.
> >
> >Which race? b00bc0b237055b4c45816325ee14f0bd83e6f590 fixes the race, yes.
> >But this race was introduced by 3959214f971417f4162926ac52ad4cd042958caa.
> >And afaics the latter commit is optimization...
> >
> >Anyway, this is up to you, of course.
> ah OK sorry didn't get this. Will wait if greg or anybody else can
> tell us something about it.

Tell us about what?  I'm totally confused here, what is the problem?

thanks,

greg k-h
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