linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] eventfd: make operations on eventfd return -EIDRM if it's hung up

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Date:	Sat, 2 Feb 2013 18:12:29 +0200
From:	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
To:	Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
Cc:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Cgroups <cgroups@...r.kernel.org>,
	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>,
	Aaron Durbin <adurbin@...gle.com>,
	Greg Thelen <gthelen@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] eventfd: make operations on eventfd return -EIDRM if
 it's hung up

On Sat, Feb 02, 2013 at 02:51:30PM +0800, Li Zefan wrote:
> Currently when a cgroup is removed, it calls eventfd_signal() for
> each registered cgroup event, so userspace can be notified and blocked
> reads can be unblocked.
> 
> The problem is, if we have multiple threads blocked on the same eventfd,
> only one of them will be unlocked.
> 
> This patch makes sure all operations on the same eventfd can be unbocked.
> 
> There's another problem, a new cgroup event can be registered while we
> are removing the cgroup, and then reading the eventfd will be blocked
> until the thread is killed. This patch also fixes this issue.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
> ---
>  fs/eventfd.c    | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
>  kernel/cgroup.c |  1 -
>  2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/eventfd.c b/fs/eventfd.c
> index acf15e3..48de15a 100644
> --- a/fs/eventfd.c
> +++ b/fs/eventfd.c
> @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct eventfd_ctx {
>  	 */
>  	__u64 count;
>  	unsigned int flags;
> +	bool hung_up;
>  };
>  
>  /**
> @@ -71,11 +72,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(eventfd_signal);
>   * eventfd_signal_hangup - Notify that this eventfd is hung up.
>   * @ctx: [in] Pointer to the eventfd context.
>   *
> - * Issue a POLLHUP wakeup.
> + * Issue a POLLHUP wakeup. All current blocked reads, writes and polls on
> + * this eventfd will return with -EIDRM. Future operations on it will also
> + * return with -EDIRM.
>   */
>  void eventfd_signal_hangup(struct eventfd_ctx *ctx)
>  {
> -	wake_up_poll(&ctx->wqh, POLLHUP);
> +	unsigned long flags;
> +
> +	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctx->wqh.lock, flags);
> +	ctx->hung_up = true;
> +	if (waitqueue_active(&ctx->wqh))
> +		wake_up_locked_poll(&ctx->wqh, POLLHUP);
> +	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctx->wqh.lock, flags);
>  }
>  
>  static void eventfd_free_ctx(struct eventfd_ctx *ctx)
> @@ -140,6 +149,8 @@ static unsigned int eventfd_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
>  		events |= POLLERR;
>  	if (ULLONG_MAX - 1 > ctx->count)
>  		events |= POLLOUT;
> +	if (ctx->hung_up)
> +		events |= POLLHUP;
>  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctx->wqh.lock, flags);
>  
>  	return events;
> @@ -208,6 +219,10 @@ ssize_t eventfd_ctx_read(struct eventfd_ctx *ctx, int no_wait, __u64 *cnt)
>  		__add_wait_queue(&ctx->wqh, &wait);
>  		for (;;) {
>  			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
> +			if (ctx->hung_up) {
> +				res = -EIDRM;
> +				break;
> +			}

Shouldn't we just return indicate end-of-file if ctx->hung_up?

>  			if (ctx->count > 0) {
>  				res = 0;
>  				break;
> @@ -272,6 +287,10 @@ static ssize_t eventfd_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t c
>  		__add_wait_queue(&ctx->wqh, &wait);
>  		for (res = 0;;) {
>  			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
> +			if (ctx->hung_up) {
> +				res = -EIDRM;

-EPIPE?

> +				break;
> +			}
>  			if (ULLONG_MAX - ctx->count > ucnt) {
>  				res = sizeof(ucnt);
>  				break;
> diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
> index a3d361b..fcb1ab6 100644
> --- a/kernel/cgroup.c
> +++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
> @@ -4373,7 +4373,6 @@ static int cgroup_destroy_locked(struct cgroup *cgrp)
>  		ctx = eventfd_ctx_get(event->eventfd);
>  		spin_unlock(&cgrp->event_list_lock);
>  
> -		eventfd_signal(ctx, 1);
>  		eventfd_signal_hangup(ctx);
>  		eventfd_ctx_put(ctx);
>  
> -- 
> 1.8.0.2
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