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authorXavier Boudet <x-boudet@ti.com>2012-11-05 14:20:49 +0100
committerXavier Boudet <x-boudet@ti.com>2012-11-05 14:20:49 +0100
commit29a6cc6e3a241e34749edc3cc69cf88757acd491 (patch)
tree6a0efb8175f50c183e0541cbb1b1f8c2d3979493 /kernel
parent3374c3584e1cb313f62b6a13418e477625c4a25e (diff)
parent5390967b2f98e6aa46f20eae09580e7db73826b9 (diff)
Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/upstream-stable/linux-3.4.y' into tilt-3.4
Conflicts: arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
-rw-r--r--kernel/cgroup.c41
-rw-r--r--kernel/sys.c12
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 2f0d7542c0d2..c908354cace9 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -1871,9 +1871,8 @@ static void cgroup_task_migrate(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cgroup *oldcgrp,
* trading it for newcg is protected by cgroup_mutex, we're safe to drop
* it here; it will be freed under RCU.
*/
- put_css_set(oldcg);
-
set_bit(CGRP_RELEASABLE, &oldcgrp->flags);
+ put_css_set(oldcg);
}
/**
@@ -4516,31 +4515,20 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_cgroupstats_operations = {
*
* A pointer to the shared css_set was automatically copied in
* fork.c by dup_task_struct(). However, we ignore that copy, since
- * it was not made under the protection of RCU, cgroup_mutex or
- * threadgroup_change_begin(), so it might no longer be a valid
- * cgroup pointer. cgroup_attach_task() might have already changed
- * current->cgroups, allowing the previously referenced cgroup
- * group to be removed and freed.
- *
- * Outside the pointer validity we also need to process the css_set
- * inheritance between threadgoup_change_begin() and
- * threadgoup_change_end(), this way there is no leak in any process
- * wide migration performed by cgroup_attach_proc() that could otherwise
- * miss a thread because it is too early or too late in the fork stage.
+ * it was not made under the protection of RCU or cgroup_mutex, so
+ * might no longer be a valid cgroup pointer. cgroup_attach_task() might
+ * have already changed current->cgroups, allowing the previously
+ * referenced cgroup group to be removed and freed.
*
* At the point that cgroup_fork() is called, 'current' is the parent
* task, and the passed argument 'child' points to the child task.
*/
void cgroup_fork(struct task_struct *child)
{
- /*
- * We don't need to task_lock() current because current->cgroups
- * can't be changed concurrently here. The parent obviously hasn't
- * exited and called cgroup_exit(), and we are synchronized against
- * cgroup migration through threadgroup_change_begin().
- */
+ task_lock(current);
child->cgroups = current->cgroups;
get_css_set(child->cgroups);
+ task_unlock(current);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&child->cg_list);
}
@@ -4593,19 +4581,10 @@ void cgroup_post_fork(struct task_struct *child)
*/
if (use_task_css_set_links) {
write_lock(&css_set_lock);
- if (list_empty(&child->cg_list)) {
- /*
- * It's safe to use child->cgroups without task_lock()
- * here because we are protected through
- * threadgroup_change_begin() against concurrent
- * css_set change in cgroup_task_migrate(). Also
- * the task can't exit at that point until
- * wake_up_new_task() is called, so we are protected
- * against cgroup_exit() setting child->cgroup to
- * init_css_set.
- */
+ task_lock(child);
+ if (list_empty(&child->cg_list))
list_add(&child->cg_list, &child->cgroups->tasks);
- }
+ task_unlock(child);
write_unlock(&css_set_lock);
}
}
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 898a84c9df5b..b0003db7fea0 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1180,15 +1180,16 @@ DECLARE_RWSEM(uts_sem);
* Work around broken programs that cannot handle "Linux 3.0".
* Instead we map 3.x to 2.6.40+x, so e.g. 3.0 would be 2.6.40
*/
-static int override_release(char __user *release, int len)
+static int override_release(char __user *release, size_t len)
{
int ret = 0;
- char buf[65];
if (current->personality & UNAME26) {
- char *rest = UTS_RELEASE;
+ const char *rest = UTS_RELEASE;
+ char buf[65] = { 0 };
int ndots = 0;
unsigned v;
+ size_t copy;
while (*rest) {
if (*rest == '.' && ++ndots >= 3)
@@ -1198,8 +1199,9 @@ static int override_release(char __user *release, int len)
rest++;
}
v = ((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 8) & 0xff) + 40;
- snprintf(buf, len, "2.6.%u%s", v, rest);
- ret = copy_to_user(release, buf, len);
+ copy = clamp_t(size_t, len, 1, sizeof(buf));
+ copy = scnprintf(buf, copy, "2.6.%u%s", v, rest);
+ ret = copy_to_user(release, buf, copy + 1);
}
return ret;
}