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authorChristoph Lameter <christoph@lameter.com>2005-06-24 23:13:50 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org>2005-06-25 17:10:13 -0700
commit3e1d1d28d99dabe63c64f7f40f1ca1d646de1f73 (patch)
treed1e7c1e2e8902072042aefc3a7976b271cf76021 /net/rxrpc
parentb3e112bcc19abd8e9657dca34a87316786e096f3 (diff)
downloadlinux-3e1d1d28d99dabe63c64f7f40f1ca1d646de1f73.tar.gz
[PATCH] Cleanup patch for process freezing
1. Establish a simple API for process freezing defined in linux/include/sched.h:

   frozen(process)		Check for frozen process
   freezing(process)		Check if a process is being frozen
   freeze(process)		Tell a process to freeze (go to refrigerator)
   thaw_process(process)	Restart process
   frozen_process(process)	Process is frozen now

2. Remove all references to PF_FREEZE and PF_FROZEN from all
   kernel sources except sched.h

3. Fix numerous locations where try_to_freeze is manually done by a driver

4. Remove the argument that is no longer necessary from two function calls.

5. Some whitespace cleanup

6. Clear potential race in refrigerator (provides an open window of PF_FREEZE
   cleared before setting PF_FROZEN, recalc_sigpending does not check
   PF_FROZEN).

This patch does not address the problem of freeze_processes() violating the rule
that a task may only modify its own flags by setting PF_FREEZE. This is not clean
in an SMP environment. freeze(process) is therefore not SMP safe!

Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <christoph@lameter.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'net/rxrpc')
-rw-r--r--net/rxrpc/krxiod.c2
-rw-r--r--net/rxrpc/krxsecd.c2
-rw-r--r--net/rxrpc/krxtimod.c2
3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/krxiod.c b/net/rxrpc/krxiod.c
index 2b537f425a17..dada34a77b21 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/krxiod.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/krxiod.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int rxrpc_krxiod(void *arg)
 
 		_debug("### End Work");
 
-		try_to_freeze(PF_FREEZE);
+		try_to_freeze();
 
                 /* discard pending signals */
 		rxrpc_discard_my_signals();
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/krxsecd.c b/net/rxrpc/krxsecd.c
index 6020c89d9228..1aadd026d354 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/krxsecd.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/krxsecd.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int rxrpc_krxsecd(void *arg)
 
 		_debug("### End Inbound Calls");
 
-		try_to_freeze(PF_FREEZE);
+		try_to_freeze();
 
                 /* discard pending signals */
 		rxrpc_discard_my_signals();
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/krxtimod.c b/net/rxrpc/krxtimod.c
index 249c2b0290bb..3ac81cdd1211 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/krxtimod.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/krxtimod.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int krxtimod(void *arg)
 			complete_and_exit(&krxtimod_dead, 0);
 		}
 
-		try_to_freeze(PF_FREEZE);
+		try_to_freeze();
 
 		/* discard pending signals */
 		rxrpc_discard_my_signals();