linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] workqueue: fix double unlock bug

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Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:58:20 +0900
From:	DaeSeok Youn <daeseok.youn@...il.com>
To:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	tj <tj@...nel.org>, linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] workqueue: fix double unlock bug

2014-04-14 15:50 GMT+09:00 Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>:
> On 04/14/2014 08:58 AM, Daeseok Youn wrote:
>>
>> mutex_unlock() and put_pwq_unlocked() do not need to be called
>> when alloc_unbound_pwq() is failed.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Daeseok Youn <daeseok.youn@...il.com>
>> ---
>>  kernel/workqueue.c |    2 +-
>>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
>> index 0ee63af..e6e9f6a 100644
>> --- a/kernel/workqueue.c
>> +++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
>> @@ -4100,7 +4100,7 @@ static void wq_update_unbound_numa(struct workqueue_struct *wq, int cpu,
>>       if (!pwq) {
>>               pr_warning("workqueue: allocation failed while updating NUMA affinity of \"%s\"\n",
>>                          wq->name);
>> -             goto out_unlock;
>> +             return;
>>       }
>>
>>       /*
>
>
> Nice catch!!!
>
> The supposed correct behavior is documented in the head of
> this function. We forgot to do it.
>
>  * If NUMA affinity can't be adjusted due to memory allocation failure, it
>  * falls back to @wq->dfl_pwq which may not be optimal but is always
>  * correct.
>
> Could you use the following code instead of "goto out_unlock":
>                 mutex_lock(&wq->mutex);
>                 if (pwq == wq->dfl_pwq)
>                         goto out_unlock;
>                 else
>                         goto use_dfl_pwq;
>
> Correct&BAD. There are two blocks of suck code in this function:
>                 if (pwq == wq->dfl_pwq)
>                         goto out_unlock;
>                 else
>                         goto use_dfl_pwq;
>
> You can replace both these two blocks code to the following code:
>                 goto use_dfl_pwq;
OK. I will remove that "if-else" condition and just use "goto use_dfl_pwq" and
send this patch as V2.

Thanks.
Daeseok Youn
>
> The result is the same as before except it adds some small overhead.
> I don't care the small overhead in this function.
>
> Thanks
> Lai
>
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