On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:48:43 -0600
[email protected] (Eric W. Biederman) wrote:
> KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > Updated some dirty codes. maybe easier to read than previous one.
> >
> > This ps command fix (proc_pid_readdir() fix) fixes the problem by
> >
> > - attach a callback for updating pointer from file descriptor to a task invoked
> > at release_task()
> > - no additional global lock is required.
> > - walk through all and only task structs which is thread group leader.
> >
> > *Bad* point is adding additonal (small) lock and callback in exit path.
> With an unbounded callback chain length influenced by user space.
>
yes. 1000 ps process will add 1000 chains. 1000 callbacks are called if a task is
removed while 1000 ps task points to it.
-Kame
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