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-rw-r--r--kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c17
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 71a07699a36b..9641958ddb3e 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -377,27 +377,32 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_create(struct k_itimer *new_timer)
*/
static int posix_cpu_timer_del(struct k_itimer *timer)
{
- struct task_struct *p = timer->it.cpu.task;
int ret = 0;
+ unsigned long flags;
+ struct sighand_struct *sighand;
+ struct task_struct *p = timer->it.cpu.task;
WARN_ON_ONCE(p == NULL);
- read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
- if (unlikely(p->sighand == NULL)) {
+ /*
+ * Protect against sighand release/switch in exit/exec and process/
+ * thread timer list entry concurrent read/writes.
+ */
+ sighand = lock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
+ if (unlikely(sighand == NULL)) {
/*
* We raced with the reaping of the task.
* The deletion should have cleared us off the list.
*/
BUG_ON(!list_empty(&timer->it.cpu.entry));
} else {
- spin_lock(&p->sighand->siglock);
if (timer->it.cpu.firing)
ret = TIMER_RETRY;
else
list_del(&timer->it.cpu.entry);
- spin_unlock(&p->sighand->siglock);
+
+ unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
}
- read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
if (!ret)
put_task_struct(p);