linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Uprobes: Fix deadlock between delayed_uprobe_lock and fs

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Date:   Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:23:17 +0530
From:   Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Sherry Yang <sherryy@...roid.com>
Cc:     Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, songliubraving@...com,
        peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com, acme@...nel.org,
        alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com, jolsa@...hat.com,
        namhyung@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        aneesh.kumar@...ux.ibm.com,
        syzbot+1068f09c44d151250c33@...kaller.appspotmail.com,
        Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Uprobes: Fix deadlock between delayed_uprobe_lock and
 fs_reclaim



On 2/8/19 2:03 PM, Ravi Bangoria wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2/6/19 7:06 PM, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>> Ravi, I am on vacation till the end of this week, can't read your patch
>> carefully.
>>
>> I am not sure I fully understand the problem, but shouldn't we change
>> binder_alloc_free_page() to use mmput_async() ? Like it does if trylock
>> fails.
> 
> I don't understand binderfs code much so I'll let Sherry comment on this.

Sherry, Can you please comment on this.

Thanks,
Ravi