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From: Tejun Heo
Date: Thu Mar 28 2013 - 02:27:41 EST


8864b4e59 ("workqueue: implement get/put_pwq()") implemented pwq
(pool_workqueue) refcnting which frees workqueue when the last pwq
goes away. It determined whether it was the last pwq by testing
wq->pwqs is empty. Unfortunately, the test was done outside wq->mutex
and multiple pwq release could race and try to free wq multiple times
leading to oops.

Test wq->pwqs emptiness while holding wq->mutex.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/workqueue.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 04a8b98..4d34432 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -3534,6 +3534,7 @@ static void pwq_unbound_release_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
unbound_release_work);
struct workqueue_struct *wq = pwq->wq;
struct worker_pool *pool = pwq->pool;
+ bool is_last;

if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND)))
return;
@@ -3545,6 +3546,7 @@ static void pwq_unbound_release_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
*/
mutex_lock(&wq->mutex);
list_del_rcu(&pwq->pwqs_node);
+ is_last = list_empty(&wq->pwqs);
mutex_unlock(&wq->mutex);

put_unbound_pool(pool);
@@ -3554,7 +3556,7 @@ static void pwq_unbound_release_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
* If we're the last pwq going away, @wq is already dead and no one
* is gonna access it anymore. Free it.
*/
- if (list_empty(&wq->pwqs))
+ if (is_last)
kfree(wq);
}

--
1.8.1.4

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