linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] mm, oom: fortify task_will_free

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Date:	Thu, 26 May 2016 16:56:08 +0200
From:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Cc:	linux-mm@...ck.org, rientjes@...gle.com, oleg@...hat.com,
	vdavydov@...allels.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] mm, oom: fortify task_will_free_mem

On Thu 26-05-16 23:41:54, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> Michal Hocko wrote:
> > +/*
> > + * Checks whether the given task is dying or exiting and likely to
> > + * release its address space. This means that all threads and processes
> > + * sharing the same mm have to be killed or exiting.
> > + */
> > +static inline bool task_will_free_mem(struct task_struct *task)
> > +{
> > +	struct mm_struct *mm = NULL;
> > +	struct task_struct *p;
> > +	bool ret = false;
> 
> If atomic_read(&p->mm->mm_users) <= get_nr_threads(p), this returns "false".
> According to previous version, I think this is "bool ret = true;".

true. Thanks for catching this. Fixed locally.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs