linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/4] signal: do_signal_stop: remove the unneeded task_clear_group_stop

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Date:	Fri, 1 Apr 2011 20:12:16 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	jan.kratochvil@...hat.com, vda.linux@...glemail.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, indan@....nu, roland@...k.frob.com
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] signal: do_signal_stop: remove the unneeded
	task_clear_group_stop_pending()

PF_EXITING or TASK_STOPPED has already called task_participate_group_stop()
and cleared its ->group_stop. No need to do task_clear_group_stop_pending()
when we start the new group stop.

Add a small comment to explain the !task_is_stopped() check. Note that this
check is not exactly right and it can lead to unnecessary stop later if the
thread is TASK_PTRACED. What we need is task_participated_in_group_stop(),
this will be solved later.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
---

 kernel/signal.c |    2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

--- ptrace/kernel/signal.c~2_dss_kill_tcgsp	2011-04-01 17:12:07.000000000 +0200
+++ ptrace/kernel/signal.c	2011-04-01 18:10:18.000000000 +0200
@@ -1866,7 +1866,8 @@ static int do_signal_stop(int signr)
 		 * still in effect and then receive a stop signal and
 		 * initiate another group stop.  This deviates from the
 		 * usual behavior as two consecutive stop signals can't
-		 * cause two group stops when !ptraced.
+		 * cause two group stops when !ptraced. That is why we
+		 * also check !task_is_stopped(t) below.
 		 *
 		 * The condition can be distinguished by testing whether
 		 * SIGNAL_STOP_STOPPED is already set.  Don't generate
@@ -1896,8 +1897,6 @@ static int do_signal_stop(int signr)
 				t->group_stop |= signr | gstop;
 				sig->group_stop_count++;
 				signal_wake_up(t, 0);
-			} else {
-				task_clear_group_stop_pending(t);
 			}
 		}
 	}

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