Re: [PATCH 07/11] pidns: Wait in zap_pid_ns_processes untilpid_ns->nr_hashed == 1

From: Oleg Nesterov
Date: Fri Dec 21 2012 - 10:31:43 EST


On 12/21, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> Once again, the parent namespace injects the task T after ns->reaper
> sees nr_hashed == 1 and returns. Suppose that reaper's parent does
> do_wait() and free_pidmap() clears the bit == 1.
>
> Now, what if T doesn't exit but forks? We must not re-create the
> task with pid_nr == 1 in the dead namespace. Normally this can't
> happen, RESERVED_PIDS logic in alloc_pidmap() saves us. But it
> seems that we need
>
> - .extra1 = &zero,
> + .extra1 = &one,
>
> in pid_ns_ctl_table.

Oh, and another problem, or I am totally confused.

T forks and creates the child C1. C1 creates C2. What if C1 exits?
It will try to reparent C2 to the dead/freed ns->child_reaper.

In short. We shouldn't allow alloc_pid() if ns->child_reaper is dying,
I think. nr_hashed == -1 doesn't really work.

Oleg.

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