linux-kernel - [PATCH 04/10] exit: Stop poorly open coding do_task_dead in make_task

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Date:   Wed,  8 Dec 2021 14:25:26 -0600
From:   "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Alexey Gladkov <legion@...nel.org>,
        Kyle Huey <me@...ehuey.com>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
        Heiko Carstens <hca@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Vasily Gorbik <gor@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
        Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
        "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: [PATCH 04/10] exit: Stop poorly open coding do_task_dead in make_task_dead

When the kernel detects it is oops or otherwise force killing a task
while it exits the code poorly attempts to permanently stop the task
from scheduling.

I say poorly because it is possible for a task in TASK_UINTERRUPTIBLE
to be woken up.

As it makes no sense for the task to continue call do_task_dead
instead which actually does the work and permanently removes the task
from the scheduler.  Guaranteeing the task will never be woken
up again.

Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
---
 kernel/exit.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index d0ec6f6b41cb..f975cd8a2ed8 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -886,8 +886,7 @@ void __noreturn make_task_dead(int signr)
 	if (unlikely(tsk->flags & PF_EXITING)) {
 		pr_alert("Fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed!\n");
 		futex_exit_recursive(tsk);
-		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		schedule();
+		do_task_dead();
 	}
 
 	do_exit(signr);
-- 
2.29.2