linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] io_uring: handle signals for IO threads like a normal thread

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Date:   Sat, 27 Mar 2021 12:40:44 -0500
From:   ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc:     io-uring@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        metze@...ba.org, oleg@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] io_uring: handle signals for IO threads like a normal thread

Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk> writes:

> On 3/26/21 4:38 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:
>> OK good point, and follows the same logic even if it won't make a
>> difference in my case. I'll make the change.
>
> Made the suggested edits and ran the quick tests and the KILL/STOP
> testing, and no ill effects observed. Kicked off the longer runs now.
>
> Not a huge amount of changes from the posted series, but please peruse
> here if you want to double check:
>
> https://git.kernel.dk/cgit/linux-block/log/?h=io_uring-5.12
>
> And diff against v2 posted is below. Thanks!

That looks good.  Thanks.

Acked-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>

>
> diff --git a/fs/io-wq.c b/fs/io-wq.c
> index 3e2f059a1737..7434eb40ca8c 100644
> --- a/fs/io-wq.c
> +++ b/fs/io-wq.c
> @@ -505,10 +505,9 @@ static int io_wqe_worker(void *data)
>  		if (signal_pending(current)) {
>  			struct ksignal ksig;
>  
> -			if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
> -				break;
> -			if (get_signal(&ksig))
> +			if (!get_signal(&ksig))
>  				continue;
> +			break;
>  		}
>  		if (ret)
>  			continue;
> @@ -722,10 +721,9 @@ static int io_wq_manager(void *data)
>  		if (signal_pending(current)) {
>  			struct ksignal ksig;
>  
> -			if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
> -				set_bit(IO_WQ_BIT_EXIT, &wq->state);
> -			else if (get_signal(&ksig))
> +			if (!get_signal(&ksig))
>  				continue;
> +			set_bit(IO_WQ_BIT_EXIT, &wq->state);
>  		}
>  	} while (!test_bit(IO_WQ_BIT_EXIT, &wq->state));
>  
> diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
> index 66ae46874d85..880abd8b6d31 100644
> --- a/fs/io_uring.c
> +++ b/fs/io_uring.c
> @@ -6746,10 +6746,9 @@ static int io_sq_thread(void *data)
>  		if (signal_pending(current)) {
>  			struct ksignal ksig;
>  
> -			if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
> -				break;
> -			if (get_signal(&ksig))
> +			if (!get_signal(&ksig))
>  				continue;
> +			break;
>  		}
>  		sqt_spin = false;
>  		cap_entries = !list_is_singular(&sqd->ctx_list);
> diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
> index 5b75fbe3d2d6..f2718350bf4b 100644
> --- a/kernel/signal.c
> +++ b/kernel/signal.c
> @@ -2752,15 +2752,6 @@ bool get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig)
>  		 */
>  		current->flags |= PF_SIGNALED;
>  
> -		/*
> -		 * PF_IO_WORKER threads will catch and exit on fatal signals
> -		 * themselves. They have cleanup that must be performed, so
> -		 * we cannot call do_exit() on their behalf. coredumps also
> -		 * do not apply to them.
> -		 */
> -		if (current->flags & PF_IO_WORKER)
> -			return false;
> -
>  		if (sig_kernel_coredump(signr)) {
>  			if (print_fatal_signals)
>  				print_fatal_signal(ksig->info.si_signo);
> @@ -2776,6 +2767,14 @@ bool get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig)
>  			do_coredump(&ksig->info);
>  		}
>  
> +		/*
> +		 * PF_IO_WORKER threads will catch and exit on fatal signals
> +		 * themselves. They have cleanup that must be performed, so
> +		 * we cannot call do_exit() on their behalf.
> +		 */
> +		if (current->flags & PF_IO_WORKER)
> +			goto out;
> +
>  		/*
>  		 * Death signals, no core dump.
>  		 */
> @@ -2783,7 +2782,7 @@ bool get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig)
>  		/* NOTREACHED */
>  	}
>  	spin_unlock_irq(&sighand->siglock);
> -
> +out:
>  	ksig->sig = signr;
>  
>  	if (!(ksig->ka.sa.sa_flags & SA_EXPOSE_TAGBITS))