On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 07:58:16AM +0530, Srivatsa Vaddagiri wrote:
> Not just this, continuing further we have more trouble:
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> CPU0 (attach_task T1 to CS2)                  CPU1 (T1 is exiting)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> synchronize_rcu()
>                                                   atomic_dec(&CS1->count);
>                                                   [CS1->count = 0]
> 
> if atomic_dec_and_test(&oldcs->count))
>       [CS1->count = -1]
> 
> 
> 
> We now have CS1->count negative. Is that good? I am uncomfortable ..
> 
> We need a task_lock() in cpuset_exit to avoid this race.

2nd race is tricky. We probably need to do this to avoid it:

        task_lock(tsk);

        /* Check if tsk->cpuset is still same. We may have raced with 
         * cpuset_exit changing tsk->cpuset again under our feet.
         */
        if (tsk->cpuset == cs && atomic_dec_and_test(&oldcs->count)) {
                task_unlock(tsk);
                check_for_release(oldcs, ppathbuf);
                goto done;
        }

        task_unlock(tsk);

done:
        return 0;



-- 
Regards,
vatsa
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