[PATCH 1/4] reparent_thread: don't call kill_orphaned_pgrp() iftask_detached()

From: Oleg Nesterov
Date: Thu Jan 29 2009 - 03:09:45 EST


If task_detached(p) == T, then either

a) p is not the main thread, we will find the group leader
on the ->children list.
or
b) p is the group leader but its ->exit_state = EXIT_DEAD.
This can only happen when the last sub-thread has died,
but in that case that thread has already called
kill_orphaned_pgrp() from exit_notify().

In both cases kill_orphaned_pgrp() looks bogus.

Move the task_detached() check up and simplify the code, this is also
right from the "common sense" pov: we should do nothing with the detached
childs, except move them to the new parent's ->children list.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>

--- 6.29-rc3/kernel/exit.c~5_SIMPLIFY_REPARENT_THREAD 2009-01-29 04:09:40.000000000 +0100
+++ 6.29-rc3/kernel/exit.c 2009-01-29 06:21:51.000000000 +0100
@@ -812,6 +812,8 @@ static void reparent_thread(struct task_

list_move_tail(&p->sibling, &p->real_parent->children);

+ if (task_detached(p))
+ return;
/* If this is a threaded reparent there is no need to
* notify anyone anything has happened.
*/
@@ -819,15 +821,13 @@ static void reparent_thread(struct task_
return;

/* We don't want people slaying init. */
- if (!task_detached(p))
- p->exit_signal = SIGCHLD;
+ p->exit_signal = SIGCHLD;

/* If we'd notified the old parent about this child's death,
* also notify the new parent.
*/
if (!ptrace_reparented(p) &&
- p->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE &&
- !task_detached(p) && thread_group_empty(p))
+ p->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE && thread_group_empty(p))
do_notify_parent(p, p->exit_signal);

kill_orphaned_pgrp(p, father);

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