linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] uprobes: Do not leak UTASK_BP_HIT if find_active

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Date:	Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:35:52 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Anton Arapov <anton@...hat.com>,
	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] uprobes: Do not leak UTASK_BP_HIT if
	find_active_uprobe() fails

(additional note to simplify the review)

On 09/14, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> Note
> that we do this unconditionally, see the next patch(es).

IOW, we could move it under "if (!uprobe)" branch, but we do not.

This is mostly needed for 2/5, which in turn is needed for 3/5.
If can_skip_sstep() succeeds we need to reset utask->state too.

ALternatively we could start with 4/5, but this is the "separate"
change (and it is not bug-fix) which needs your review/ack.

Oleg.

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