linux-kernel - Re: Q: cgroup: Questions about possible issues in cgroup locking

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Message-ID: <20120323175157.GA20675@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:51:57 +0100
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Mandeep Singh Baines <msb@...omium.org>
Cc:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Cgroups <cgroups@...r.kernel.org>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	Paul Menage <paul@...lmenage.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: Q: cgroup: Questions about possible issues in cgroup locking

On 03/21, Mandeep Singh Baines wrote:
>
> Oleg Nesterov (oleg@...hat.com) wrote:
> > +/*
> > + * rcu-safe, but should start at ->group_leader.
> > + * thread_group_leader(g) protects against the race with exec which
> > + * removes the leader from list.
> > + * smp_rmb() pairs with implicit mb() implied by unlock + lock in
> > + * de_thread()->release_task() path.
> > + */
> > +#define while_each_thread_rcu(g, t)				\
> > +	while ((t = next_thread(t)) != g &&			\
> > +		({ smp_rmb(); thread_group_leader(g); }))
> > +
>
> Couldn't you miss the exec_thread if:
>
> t = exec_thread && !thread_group_leader(g)

Yes, we already discussed this, iirc.

I was going to write that this is fine, but then I changed my mind.
Indeed, it is not good while_each_thread_rcu() can miss the new leader.

> Could we change do_prlimit()? Especially since its slow path.

But do_prlimit() is correct. It sees the unhashed task under tasklist,
task->group_leader should be correct.

> I really like you're earlier solution (ignoring barrier):
>
> #define while_each_thread(g, t) \
> 	while (t->group_leader == g->group_leader && (t = next_thread(t)) != g)

The problem is "ignoring barrier and races".

OK, I'll try to think again.

Oleg.

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