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Dennis Zhou 0fe061b9f0 blkcg: fix ref count issue with bio_blkcg() using task_css
The bio_blkcg() function turns out to be inconsistent and consequently
dangerous to use. The first part returns a blkcg where a reference is
owned by the bio meaning it does not need to be rcu protected. However,
the third case, the last line, is problematic:

	return css_to_blkcg(task_css(current, io_cgrp_id));

This can race against task migration and the cgroup dying. It is also
semantically different as it must be called rcu protected and is
susceptible to failure when trying to get a reference to it.

This patch adds association ahead of calling bio_blkcg() rather than
after. This makes association a required and explicit step along the
code paths for calling bio_blkcg(). In blk-iolatency, association is
moved above the bio_blkcg() call to ensure it will not return %NULL.

BFQ uses the old bio_blkcg() function, but I do not want to address it
in this series due to the complexity. I have created a private version
documenting the inconsistency and noting not to use it.

Signed-off-by: Dennis Zhou <dennis@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
2018-12-07 22:26:36 -07:00
arch ARM: SoC fixes 2018-12-02 12:19:44 -08:00
block blkcg: fix ref count issue with bio_blkcg() using task_css 2018-12-07 22:26:36 -07:00
certs export.h: remove VMLINUX_SYMBOL() and VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR() 2018-08-22 23:21:44 +09:00
crypto crypto: user - Zeroize whole structure given to user space 2018-11-09 17:35:43 +08:00
Documentation Linux 4.20-rc5 2018-12-04 09:38:05 -07:00
drivers block: only allow polling if a poll queue_map exists 2018-12-04 11:38:19 -07:00
firmware kbuild: remove all dummy assignments to obj- 2017-11-18 11:46:06 +09:00
fs aio: clear IOCB_HIPRI 2018-12-04 09:39:06 -07:00
include blkcg: fix ref count issue with bio_blkcg() using task_css 2018-12-07 22:26:36 -07:00
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ipc ipc: IPCMNI limit check for semmni 2018-10-31 08:54:14 -07:00
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scripts Merge branch 'x86-pti-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-12-01 12:35:48 -08:00
security selinux/stable-4.20 PR 20181129 2018-11-29 10:15:06 -08:00
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usr initramfs: move gen_initramfs_list.sh from scripts/ to usr/ 2018-08-22 23:21:44 +09:00
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MAINTAINERS ARM: SoC fixes 2018-12-02 12:19:44 -08:00
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README Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/ 2018-09-09 15:08:58 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.