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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index f42a17f8869..2c7806873bf 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ static inline int dup_mmap(struct mm_struct * mm, struct mm_struct * oldmm)
mm->mmap = NULL;
mm->mmap_cache = NULL;
mm->free_area_cache = oldmm->mmap_base;
+ mm->cached_hole_size = ~0UL;
mm->map_count = 0;
set_mm_counter(mm, rss, 0);
set_mm_counter(mm, anon_rss, 0);
@@ -249,8 +250,9 @@ static inline int dup_mmap(struct mm_struct * mm, struct mm_struct * oldmm)
/*
* Link in the new vma and copy the page table entries:
- * link in first so that swapoff can see swap entries,
- * and try_to_unmap_one's find_vma find the new vma.
+ * link in first so that swapoff can see swap entries.
+ * Note that, exceptionally, here the vma is inserted
+ * without holding mm->mmap_sem.
*/
spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
*pprev = tmp;
@@ -322,6 +324,7 @@ static struct mm_struct * mm_init(struct mm_struct * mm)
mm->ioctx_list = NULL;
mm->default_kioctx = (struct kioctx)INIT_KIOCTX(mm->default_kioctx, *mm);
mm->free_area_cache = TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE;
+ mm->cached_hole_size = ~0UL;
if (likely(!mm_alloc_pgd(mm))) {
mm->def_flags = 0;
@@ -1000,9 +1003,6 @@ static task_t *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
p->pdeath_signal = 0;
p->exit_state = 0;
- /* Perform scheduler related setup */
- sched_fork(p);
-
/*
* Ok, make it visible to the rest of the system.
* We dont wake it up yet.
@@ -1011,18 +1011,24 @@ static task_t *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->ptrace_children);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->ptrace_list);
+ /* Perform scheduler related setup. Assign this task to a CPU. */
+ sched_fork(p, clone_flags);
+
/* Need tasklist lock for parent etc handling! */
write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
/*
- * The task hasn't been attached yet, so cpus_allowed mask cannot
- * have changed. The cpus_allowed mask of the parent may have
- * changed after it was copied first time, and it may then move to
- * another CPU - so we re-copy it here and set the child's CPU to
- * the parent's CPU. This avoids alot of nasty races.
+ * The task hasn't been attached yet, so its cpus_allowed mask will
+ * not be changed, nor will its assigned CPU.
+ *
+ * The cpus_allowed mask of the parent may have changed after it was
+ * copied first time - so re-copy it here, then check the child's CPU
+ * to ensure it is on a valid CPU (and if not, just force it back to
+ * parent's CPU). This avoids alot of nasty races.
*/
p->cpus_allowed = current->cpus_allowed;
- set_task_cpu(p, smp_processor_id());
+ if (unlikely(!cpu_isset(task_cpu(p), p->cpus_allowed)))
+ set_task_cpu(p, smp_processor_id());
/*
* Check for pending SIGKILL! The new thread should not be allowed