Re: [PATCH] init_new_context: Use the passed task argument

From: Aneesh Kumar
Date: Tue Feb 27 2007 - 23:12:46 EST


On 2/28/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:10:36 +0530 "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c | 2 +-
> arch/x86_64/kernel/ldt.c | 2 +-
> kernel/fork.c | 2 +-
> 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c b/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
> index b410e5f..925354c 100644
> --- a/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
> +++ b/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
> @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int init_new_context(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
>
> init_MUTEX(&mm->context.sem);
> mm->context.size = 0;
> - old_mm = current->mm;
> + old_mm = tsk->mm;
> if (old_mm && old_mm->context.size > 0) {
> down(&old_mm->context.sem);
> retval = copy_ldt(&mm->context, &old_mm->context);
> diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ldt.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ldt.c
> index d7e5d0c..16ae79d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ldt.c
> +++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ldt.c
> @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int init_new_context(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
>
> init_MUTEX(&mm->context.sem);
> mm->context.size = 0;
> - old_mm = current->mm;
> + old_mm = tsk->mm;
> if (old_mm && old_mm->context.size > 0) {
> down(&old_mm->context.sem);
> retval = copy_ldt(&mm->context, &old_mm->context);
> diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
> index d154cc7..2423d83 100644
> --- a/kernel/fork.c
> +++ b/kernel/fork.c
> @@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static struct mm_struct *dup_mm(struct task_struct *tsk)
> if (!mm_init(mm))
> goto fail_nomem;
>
> - if (init_new_context(tsk, mm))
> + if (init_new_context(current, mm))
> goto fail_nocontext;

This last change makes the comment over dup_mm() wrong. It also generally
makes dup_mm() less useful, although that migt be OK. It also makes the
argument to dup_mm() unused and potentially removable.



How about the change as below diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 2423d83..2184ef5 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ void mm_release(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
*/
static struct mm_struct *dup_mm(struct task_struct *tsk)
{
- struct mm_struct *mm, *oldmm = current->mm;
+ struct mm_struct *mm, *oldmm = tsk->mm;
int err;

if (!oldmm)
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static struct mm_struct *dup_mm(struct task_struct *tsk)
if (!mm_init(mm))
goto fail_nomem;

- if (init_new_context(current, mm))
+ if (init_new_context(tsk, mm))
goto fail_nocontext;

err = dup_mmap(mm, oldmm);
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static int copy_mm(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct * tsk)
}

retval = -ENOMEM;
- mm = dup_mm(tsk);
+ mm = dup_mm(current);
if (!mm)
goto fail_nomem;