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-rw-r--r--kernel/signal.c5
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 29aca40be33..4a45bac2c63 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -971,13 +971,11 @@ int __fatal_signal_pending(struct task_struct *tsk)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__fatal_signal_pending);
-/*
- * Must be called under rcu_read_lock() or with tasklist_lock read-held.
- */
struct sighand_struct *lock_task_sighand(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long *flags)
{
struct sighand_struct *sighand;
+ rcu_read_lock();
for (;;) {
sighand = rcu_dereference(tsk->sighand);
if (unlikely(sighand == NULL))
@@ -988,6 +986,7 @@ struct sighand_struct *lock_task_sighand(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long
break;
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sighand->siglock, *flags);
}
+ rcu_read_unlock();
return sighand;
}