Re: [PATCH] sched: Assert for_each_thread() is properly locked

From: Joel Fernandes
Date: Mon Aug 21 2023 - 13:55:58 EST


On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 02:44:28PM +0100, Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) wrote:
> list_for_each_entry_rcu() takes an optional fourth argument which
> allows RCU to assert that the correct lock is held. Several callers
> of for_each_thread() rely on their caller to be holding the appropriate
> lock, so this is a useful assertion to include.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

thanks,

- Joel


> ---
> include/linux/sched/signal.h | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched/signal.h b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
> index 669e8cff40c7..f1eae7f53be9 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched/signal.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
> @@ -659,7 +659,8 @@ extern bool current_is_single_threaded(void);
> while ((t = next_thread(t)) != g)
>
> #define __for_each_thread(signal, t) \
> - list_for_each_entry_rcu(t, &(signal)->thread_head, thread_node)
> + list_for_each_entry_rcu(t, &(signal)->thread_head, thread_node, \
> + lockdep_is_held(&tasklist_lock))
>
> #define for_each_thread(p, t) \
> __for_each_thread((p)->signal, t)
> --
> 2.40.1
>