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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/exit.c | 31 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c index 20a406471525..f2b321bae440 100644 --- a/kernel/exit.c +++ b/kernel/exit.c @@ -561,29 +561,28 @@ void exit_files(struct task_struct *tsk) #ifdef CONFIG_MM_OWNER /* - * Task p is exiting and it owned mm, lets find a new owner for it + * A task is exiting. If it owned this mm, find a new owner for the mm. */ -static inline int -mm_need_new_owner(struct mm_struct *mm, struct task_struct *p) -{ - /* - * If there are other users of the mm and the owner (us) is exiting - * we need to find a new owner to take on the responsibility. - */ - if (atomic_read(&mm->mm_users) <= 1) - return 0; - if (mm->owner != p) - return 0; - return 1; -} - void mm_update_next_owner(struct mm_struct *mm) { struct task_struct *c, *g, *p = current; retry: - if (!mm_need_new_owner(mm, p)) + /* + * If the exiting or execing task is not the owner, it's + * someone else's problem. + */ + if (mm->owner != p) return; + /* + * The current owner is exiting/execing and there are no other + * candidates. Do not leave the mm pointing to a possibly + * freed task structure. + */ + if (atomic_read(&mm->mm_users) <= 1) { + mm->owner = NULL; + return; + } read_lock(&tasklist_lock); /* |