Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] exec: Move cleanup of posix timers on exec out of de_thread

From: Eric W. Biederman
Date: Tue Mar 10 2020 - 17:07:51 EST


Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 10:39 PM Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> These functions have very little to do with de_thread move them out
>> of de_thread an into flush_old_exec proper so it can be more clearly
>> seen what flush_old_exec is doing.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> fs/exec.c | 10 +++++-----
>> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
>> index ff74b9a74d34..215d86f77b63 100644
>> --- a/fs/exec.c
>> +++ b/fs/exec.c
>> @@ -1189,11 +1189,6 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
>> /* we have changed execution domain */
>> tsk->exit_signal = SIGCHLD;
>>
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS
>> - exit_itimers(sig);
>> - flush_itimer_signals();
>> -#endif
>> -
>> BUG_ON(!thread_group_leader(tsk));
>> return 0;
>>
>> @@ -1277,6 +1272,11 @@ int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
>> if (retval)
>> goto out;
>>
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS
>> + exit_itimers(me->signal);
>> + flush_itimer_signals();
>> +#endif
>
> nit: exit_itimers() has a comment referring to de_thread, that should
> probably be updated

Good point.

Eric