linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/8] mm/memory-failure.c: rework the signaling logic in kill

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Date:   Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:17:28 +0800
From:   Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
To:     <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, <naoya.horiguchi@....com>
CC:     <linux-mm@...ck.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/8] mm/memory-failure.c: rework the signaling logic in kill_proc

BUS_MCEERR_AR code is only sent when MF_ACTION_REQUIRED is set and the
target is current. Rework the code to make this clear.

Signed-off-by: Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
---
 mm/memory-failure.c | 16 ++++++----------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/memory-failure.c b/mm/memory-failure.c
index f86819145ea8..2dd7f35ee65a 100644
--- a/mm/memory-failure.c
+++ b/mm/memory-failure.c
@@ -258,16 +258,13 @@ static int kill_proc(struct to_kill *tk, unsigned long pfn, int flags)
 	pr_err("Memory failure: %#lx: Sending SIGBUS to %s:%d due to hardware memory corruption\n",
 			pfn, t->comm, t->pid);
 
-	if (flags & MF_ACTION_REQUIRED) {
-		if (t == current)
-			ret = force_sig_mceerr(BUS_MCEERR_AR,
-					 (void __user *)tk->addr, addr_lsb);
-		else
-			/* Signal other processes sharing the page if they have PF_MCE_EARLY set. */
-			ret = send_sig_mceerr(BUS_MCEERR_AO, (void __user *)tk->addr,
-				addr_lsb, t);
-	} else {
+	if ((flags & MF_ACTION_REQUIRED) && (t == current))
+		ret = force_sig_mceerr(BUS_MCEERR_AR,
+				 (void __user *)tk->addr, addr_lsb);
+	else
 		/*
+		 * Signal other processes sharing the page if they have
+		 * PF_MCE_EARLY set.
 		 * Don't use force here, it's convenient if the signal
 		 * can be temporarily blocked.
 		 * This could cause a loop when the user sets SIGBUS
@@ -275,7 +272,6 @@ static int kill_proc(struct to_kill *tk, unsigned long pfn, int flags)
 		 */
 		ret = send_sig_mceerr(BUS_MCEERR_AO, (void __user *)tk->addr,
 				      addr_lsb, t);  /* synchronous? */
-	}
 	if (ret < 0)
 		pr_info("Memory failure: Error sending signal to %s:%d: %d\n",
 			t->comm, t->pid, ret);
-- 
2.23.0