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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/cpuset.c | 12 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c index d3df02e7664..116a4164720 100644 --- a/kernel/cpuset.c +++ b/kernel/cpuset.c @@ -1623,7 +1623,17 @@ static ssize_t cpuset_write_resmask(struct kernfs_open_file *of, * resources, wait for the previously scheduled operations before * proceeding, so that we don't end up keep removing tasks added * after execution capability is restored. + * + * cpuset_hotplug_work calls back into cgroup core via + * cgroup_transfer_tasks() and waiting for it from a cgroupfs + * operation like this one can lead to a deadlock through kernfs + * active_ref protection. Let's break the protection. Losing the + * protection is okay as we check whether @cs is online after + * grabbing cpuset_mutex anyway. This only happens on the legacy + * hierarchies. */ + css_get(&cs->css); + kernfs_break_active_protection(of->kn); flush_work(&cpuset_hotplug_work); mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex); @@ -1651,6 +1661,8 @@ static ssize_t cpuset_write_resmask(struct kernfs_open_file *of, free_trial_cpuset(trialcs); out_unlock: mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex); + kernfs_unbreak_active_protection(of->kn); + css_put(&cs->css); return retval ?: nbytes; } |