[PATCH 1/1] signals: kill block_all_signals() and unblock_all_signals()
Oleg Nesterov
oleg at redhat.com
Tue Sep 15 09:41:58 PDT 2015
ping ;)
Andrew, should I re-send this patch? It was acked by Daniel and Dave
doesn't object.
Dave, I'll appreciate it if you ack it explicitly.
On 08/27, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> It is hardly possible to enumerate all problems with block_all_signals()
> and unblock_all_signals(). Just for example,
>
> 1. block_all_signals(SIGSTOP/etc) simply can't help if the caller is
> multithreaded. Another thread can dequeue the signal and force the
> group stop.
>
> 2. Even is the caller is single-threaded, it will "stop" anyway. It
> will not sleep, but it will spin in kernel space until SIGCONT or
> SIGKILL.
>
> And a lot more. In short, this interface doesn't work at all, at least
> the last 10+ years.
>
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg at redhat.com>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c | 41 -----------------------------------
> include/drm/drmP.h | 1 -
> include/linux/sched.h | 7 +-----
> kernel/signal.c | 51 +-------------------------------------------
> 4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 98 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
> index f861361..4477b87 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
> @@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
> #include "drm_legacy.h"
> #include "drm_internal.h"
>
> -static int drm_notifier(void *priv);
> -
> static int drm_lock_take(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data, unsigned int context);
>
> /**
> @@ -115,14 +113,8 @@ int drm_legacy_lock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
> * really probably not the correct answer but lets us debug xkb
> * xserver for now */
> if (!file_priv->is_master) {
> - sigemptyset(&dev->sigmask);
> - sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGSTOP);
> - sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGTSTP);
> - sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGTTIN);
> - sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGTTOU);
> dev->sigdata.context = lock->context;
> dev->sigdata.lock = master->lock.hw_lock;
> - block_all_signals(drm_notifier, dev, &dev->sigmask);
> }
>
> if (dev->driver->dma_quiescent && (lock->flags & _DRM_LOCK_QUIESCENT))
> @@ -163,7 +155,6 @@ int drm_legacy_unlock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_
> /* FIXME: Should really bail out here. */
> }
>
> - unblock_all_signals();
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -282,38 +273,6 @@ int drm_legacy_lock_free(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data, unsigned int context)
> }
>
> /**
> - * If we get here, it means that the process has called DRM_IOCTL_LOCK
> - * without calling DRM_IOCTL_UNLOCK.
> - *
> - * If the lock is not held, then let the signal proceed as usual. If the lock
> - * is held, then set the contended flag and keep the signal blocked.
> - *
> - * \param priv pointer to a drm_device structure.
> - * \return one if the signal should be delivered normally, or zero if the
> - * signal should be blocked.
> - */
> -static int drm_notifier(void *priv)
> -{
> - struct drm_device *dev = priv;
> - struct drm_hw_lock *lock = dev->sigdata.lock;
> - unsigned int old, new, prev;
> -
> - /* Allow signal delivery if lock isn't held */
> - if (!lock || !_DRM_LOCK_IS_HELD(lock->lock)
> - || _DRM_LOCKING_CONTEXT(lock->lock) != dev->sigdata.context)
> - return 1;
> -
> - /* Otherwise, set flag to force call to
> - drmUnlock */
> - do {
> - old = lock->lock;
> - new = old | _DRM_LOCK_CONT;
> - prev = cmpxchg(&lock->lock, old, new);
> - } while (prev != old);
> - return 0;
> -}
> -
> -/**
> * This function returns immediately and takes the hw lock
> * with the kernel context if it is free, otherwise it gets the highest priority when and if
> * it is eventually released.
> diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
> index 62c4077..0859c35 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drmP.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
> @@ -815,7 +815,6 @@ struct drm_device {
>
> struct drm_sg_mem *sg; /**< Scatter gather memory */
> unsigned int num_crtcs; /**< Number of CRTCs on this device */
> - sigset_t sigmask;
>
> struct {
> int context;
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
> index 26a2e61..f192cfe 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched.h
> @@ -1489,9 +1489,7 @@ struct task_struct {
>
> unsigned long sas_ss_sp;
> size_t sas_ss_size;
> - int (*notifier)(void *priv);
> - void *notifier_data;
> - sigset_t *notifier_mask;
> +
> struct callback_head *task_works;
>
> struct audit_context *audit_context;
> @@ -2382,9 +2380,6 @@ static inline int dequeue_signal_lock(struct task_struct *tsk, sigset_t *mask, s
> return ret;
> }
>
> -extern void block_all_signals(int (*notifier)(void *priv), void *priv,
> - sigset_t *mask);
> -extern void unblock_all_signals(void);
> extern void release_task(struct task_struct * p);
> extern int send_sig_info(int, struct siginfo *, struct task_struct *);
> extern int force_sigsegv(int, struct task_struct *);
> diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
> index d51c5dd..a5f4f85 100644
> --- a/kernel/signal.c
> +++ b/kernel/signal.c
> @@ -508,41 +508,6 @@ int unhandled_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, int sig)
> return !tsk->ptrace;
> }
>
> -/*
> - * Notify the system that a driver wants to block all signals for this
> - * process, and wants to be notified if any signals at all were to be
> - * sent/acted upon. If the notifier routine returns non-zero, then the
> - * signal will be acted upon after all. If the notifier routine returns 0,
> - * then then signal will be blocked. Only one block per process is
> - * allowed. priv is a pointer to private data that the notifier routine
> - * can use to determine if the signal should be blocked or not.
> - */
> -void
> -block_all_signals(int (*notifier)(void *priv), void *priv, sigset_t *mask)
> -{
> - unsigned long flags;
> -
> - spin_lock_irqsave(¤t->sighand->siglock, flags);
> - current->notifier_mask = mask;
> - current->notifier_data = priv;
> - current->notifier = notifier;
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(¤t->sighand->siglock, flags);
> -}
> -
> -/* Notify the system that blocking has ended. */
> -
> -void
> -unblock_all_signals(void)
> -{
> - unsigned long flags;
> -
> - spin_lock_irqsave(¤t->sighand->siglock, flags);
> - current->notifier = NULL;
> - current->notifier_data = NULL;
> - recalc_sigpending();
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(¤t->sighand->siglock, flags);
> -}
> -
> static void collect_signal(int sig, struct sigpending *list, siginfo_t *info)
> {
> struct sigqueue *q, *first = NULL;
> @@ -585,19 +550,8 @@ static int __dequeue_signal(struct sigpending *pending, sigset_t *mask,
> {
> int sig = next_signal(pending, mask);
>
> - if (sig) {
> - if (current->notifier) {
> - if (sigismember(current->notifier_mask, sig)) {
> - if (!(current->notifier)(current->notifier_data)) {
> - clear_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING);
> - return 0;
> - }
> - }
> - }
> -
> + if (sig)
> collect_signal(sig, pending, info);
> - }
> -
> return sig;
> }
>
> @@ -2488,9 +2442,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(force_sig);
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(send_sig);
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(send_sig_info);
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(sigprocmask);
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL(block_all_signals);
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL(unblock_all_signals);
> -
>
> /*
> * System call entry points.
> --
> 1.5.5.1
>
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