Re: [PATCH] fix refrigerator() vs thaw_process() race

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> refrigerator() can miss a wakeup, "wait event" loop needs a proper memory
> ordering.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> --- WQ/kernel/power/process.c~WAKE    2007-02-18 22:56:49.000000000 +0300
> +++ WQ/kernel/power/process.c 2007-02-19 01:04:26.000000000 +0300
> @@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ void refrigerator(void)
>       recalc_sigpending(); /* We sent fake signal, clean it up */
>       spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
>  
> -             current->state = TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE;
> +             set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);


Looks okay to me... but this one liner would be exactly as effective,
right?

                                                                Pavel

>               schedule();
>       }
>       pr_debug("%s left refrigerator\n", current->comm);

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