linux-kernel - Re: [path][rfc] add PR

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Message-ID: <20110405164557.GA23248@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 5 Apr 2011 18:45:57 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Stas Sergeev <stsp@...et.ru>
Cc:	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [path][rfc] add PR_DETACH prctl command

On 04/05, Stas Sergeev wrote:
>
> 05.04.2011 19:15, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>>>
>>> +			p->detaching = 0;
>>> +			continue;
>> Yes, thanks, I didn't notice "continue". But then this is wrong again.
>> This can race with wait_task_detached() called by our sub-thread, it
>> can clear ->detaching before we check it.
> But the above code is under write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock), so why
> would it race?

wait_task_detached() clears detaching, then it drops tasklist and takes
it for writing. forget_original_parent() can come in between.

Oleg.

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