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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/sched.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/sched.h | 19 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h index 54ddcb82cddf..6f950048b6e9 100644 --- a/include/linux/sched.h +++ b/include/linux/sched.h @@ -626,6 +626,7 @@ struct signal_struct { #define SIGNAL_STOP_STOPPED 0x00000001 /* job control stop in effect */ #define SIGNAL_STOP_CONTINUED 0x00000002 /* SIGCONT since WCONTINUED reap */ #define SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT 0x00000004 /* group exit in progress */ +#define SIGNAL_GROUP_COREDUMP 0x00000008 /* coredump in progress */ /* * Pending notifications to parent. */ @@ -2248,27 +2249,18 @@ static inline void threadgroup_change_end(struct task_struct *tsk) * * Lock the threadgroup @tsk belongs to. No new task is allowed to enter * and member tasks aren't allowed to exit (as indicated by PF_EXITING) or - * perform exec. This is useful for cases where the threadgroup needs to - * stay stable across blockable operations. + * change ->group_leader/pid. This is useful for cases where the threadgroup + * needs to stay stable across blockable operations. * * fork and exit paths explicitly call threadgroup_change_{begin|end}() for * synchronization. While held, no new task will be added to threadgroup * and no existing live task will have its PF_EXITING set. * - * During exec, a task goes and puts its thread group through unusual - * changes. After de-threading, exclusive access is assumed to resources - * which are usually shared by tasks in the same group - e.g. sighand may - * be replaced with a new one. Also, the exec'ing task takes over group - * leader role including its pid. Exclude these changes while locked by - * grabbing cred_guard_mutex which is used to synchronize exec path. + * de_thread() does threadgroup_change_{begin|end}() when a non-leader + * sub-thread becomes a new leader. */ static inline void threadgroup_lock(struct task_struct *tsk) { - /* - * exec uses exit for de-threading nesting group_rwsem inside - * cred_guard_mutex. Grab cred_guard_mutex first. - */ - mutex_lock(&tsk->signal->cred_guard_mutex); down_write(&tsk->signal->group_rwsem); } @@ -2281,7 +2273,6 @@ static inline void threadgroup_lock(struct task_struct *tsk) static inline void threadgroup_unlock(struct task_struct *tsk) { up_write(&tsk->signal->group_rwsem); - mutex_unlock(&tsk->signal->cred_guard_mutex); } #else static inline void threadgroup_change_begin(struct task_struct *tsk) {} |