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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Convert struct pid count to refcount_t
On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 03:26:19PM +0100, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 03/27, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> >
> > Also, based on Kees comment, I think it appears to me that get_pid and
> > put_pid can race in this way in the original code right?
> >
> > get_pid put_pid
> >
> > atomic_dec_and_test returns 1
> > atomic_inc
> > kfree
> >
> > deref pid /* boom */
> > -------------------------------------------------
> >
> > I think get_pid needs to call atomic_inc_not_zero()
>
> No.
>
> get_pid() should only be used if you already have a reference or you do
> something like
>
> rcu_read_lock();
> pid = find_vpid();
> get_pid();
> rcu_read_lock();
>
> in this case we rely on call_rcu(delayed_put_pid) which drops the initial
> reference.
>
> If put_pid() sees pid->count == 1, then a) nobody else has a reference and
> b) nobody else can find this pid on rcu-protected lists, so it is safe to
> free it.

I agree. Check my reply to Jann, I already replied to him about this. thanks!

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