linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] workqueue: ignore dead tasks in a workqueue sleep hook

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Date:   Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:27:28 -0400
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Roman Pen <roman.penyaev@...fitbricks.com>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] workqueue: ignore dead tasks in a workqueue sleep
 hook

Hello,

On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 06:08:14PM +0200, Roman Pen wrote:
> If panic_on_oops is not set and oops happens inside workqueue kthread,
> kernel kills this kthread.  Current patch fixes recursive GPF which
> happens when wq_worker_sleeping() function unconditionally accesses
> the NULL kthread->vfork_done ptr trhu kthread_data() -> to_kthread().

Other than the pointed out style issues, looks good to me.  If you
send an updated version, I'll route it through wq/for-4.9-fixes.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun