linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 33/41] xtensa: Don't reimplement force

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Date:	Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:40:51 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 33/41] xtensa: Don't reimplement force_sigsegv()

On 08/11, Matt Fleming wrote:
>
> Instead of open coding the sequence from force_sigsegv() just call
> it. This also fixes a race because sa_handler was being modified
> without holding ->sighand->siglock.

The same problem with the changelog in this and the next patch.

The patch itself looks nice.

> Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
> Cc: Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>
> Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>
> ---
>  arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c |    4 +---
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c
> index f2220b5..4f53770 100644
> --- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c
> +++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c
> @@ -425,9 +425,7 @@ static void setup_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
>  	return;
>  
>  give_sigsegv:
> -	if (sig == SIGSEGV)
> -		ka->sa.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
> -	force_sig(SIGSEGV, current);
> +	force_sigsegv(sig, current);
>  }
>  
>  /*
> -- 
> 1.7.4.4
> 

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