linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] cgroup: get a ref to source csses when migrating

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Date:	Mon, 24 Aug 2015 14:45:07 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@...har.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, cgroups@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] cgroup: get a ref to source csses when migrating

On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 11:10:31PM +1000, Aleksa Sarai wrote:
> Grab a ref to each source css being migrated from, otherwise it's
> possible for the refcount to reach zero between ->can_attach() and
> ->cancel_attach(). This means that operations on the task's old css
> (such as container_of(...)) become unsafe, as we may be operating on a
> different css.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@...har.com>
> ---
>  kernel/cgroup.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
> index 4ec1b7ee5de8..6cbfbe36284d 100644
> --- a/kernel/cgroup.c
> +++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
> @@ -2305,6 +2305,17 @@ static int cgroup_migrate(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct task_struct *leader,
>  	if (list_empty(&tset.src_csets))
>  		return 0;
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Fetch a ref of each css, so that the old task's css doesn't get reaped
> +	 * between ->can_attach() and ->cancel_attach().
> +	 */
> +	down_read(&css_set_rwsem);
> +	list_for_each_entry(cset, &tset.src_csets, mg_node) {
> +		for_each_e_css(css, i, cgrp)
> +			css_get(cset->subsys[i]);
> +	}
> +	up_read(&css_set_rwsem);

Have you verified that the scenario you're describing can actually
happen?  AFAICS, cgroup_migrate_add_src() already does the pinning.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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