[PATCH 5/8] sh: Fix possible race on task->mm

From: Anton Vorontsov
Date: Tue Feb 07 2012 - 01:50:43 EST


Checking for task->mm is dangerous as ->mm might disappear (exit_mm()
assigns NULL under task_lock(), so tasklist lock is not enough).

We can't use get_task_mm()/mmput() pair as mmput() might sleep,
so let's take the task lock while we care about its mm.

Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/sh/kernel/smp.c | 5 ++++-
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c b/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
index 3147a9a..11d29dc 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
@@ -154,9 +154,12 @@ int __cpu_disable(void)
local_flush_tlb_all();

read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
- for_each_process(p)
+ for_each_process(p) {
+ task_lock(p);
if (p->mm)
cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, mm_cpumask(p->mm));
+ task_unlock(p);
+ }
read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);

return 0;
--
1.7.7.6

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