linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/16] sched: add sched_class->task

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Date:	Sun, 8 Apr 2012 19:49:19 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/16] sched: add sched_class->task_dead.

On 04/06, Juri Lelli wrote:
>
> --- a/kernel/sched.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched.c
> @@ -3219,6 +3219,9 @@ static void finish_task_switch(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
>  	if (mm)
>  		mmdrop_delayed(mm);
>  	if (unlikely(prev_state == TASK_DEAD)) {
> +		if (prev->sched_class->task_dead)
> +			prev->sched_class->task_dead(prev);
> +

And 5/16 adds

	+static void task_dead_dl(struct task_struct *p)
	+{
	+       struct hrtimer *timer = &p->dl.dl_timer;
	+
	+	if (hrtimer_active(timer))
	+               hrtimer_try_to_cancel(timer);
	+}

This looks suspicious. finish_task_switch() does put_task_struct()
after that, it is quite possible this actually frees the memory.

What if hrtimer_try_to_cancel() fails because the timer is running?
In this case __run_hrtimer() can play with the freed timer. Say, to
clear HRTIMER_STATE_CALLBACK. Not to mention dl_task_timer() itself.

Oleg.

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