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SubjectRe: [PATCH] pidns: reboot_pid_ns: use SEND_SIG_FORCED instead of force_sig()
Quoting Oleg Nesterov (oleg@redhat.com):
> cf3f8921 "pidns: add reboot_pid_ns() to handle the reboot syscall"
> uses force_sig() to kill the SIGNAL_UNKILLABLE cinit, this was the
> only choice.
>
> After 629d362b we can use SEND_SIG_FORCED instead, force_sig() has
> the special semantics and should be avoided if possible.
>
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>

Hi Oleg,

I like the patch in theory, however after applying it containers are
no longer able to shutdown/reboot. I can externally kill them with
lxc-stop, but internal shutdown fails.

> diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
> index 57bc1fd..ef35e20 100644
> --- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
> +++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
> @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int reboot_pid_ns(struct pid_namespace *pid_ns, int cmd)
> }
>
> read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
> - force_sig(SIGKILL, pid_ns->child_reaper);
> + do_send_sig_info(SIGKILL, SEND_SIG_FORCED, pid_ns->child_reaper, true);
> read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
>
> do_exit(0);
>


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