qubes-linux-kernel/patches.suse/rlim-0020-core-optimize-setrlimit-for-current-task.patch
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From d54c730eba63dfe0dcb8c7ab41514c564c159212 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:08:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] core: optimize setrlimit for current task
References: FATE#305733
Patch-mainline: no (later)
Don't take tasklist lock for 'current'. It's not needed, since
current->sighand/signal can't disappear.
This improves serlimit called especially via sys_setrlimit.
Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
---
kernel/sys.c | 16 ++++++++++------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1316,11 +1316,14 @@ int do_setrlimit(struct task_struct *tsk
if (resource == RLIMIT_NOFILE && new_rlim->rlim_max > sysctl_nr_open)
return -EPERM;
- /* protect tsk->signal and tsk->sighand from disappearing */
- read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
- if (!tsk->sighand) {
- retval = -ESRCH;
- goto out;
+ /* optimization: 'current' doesn't need locking, e.g. setrlimit */
+ if (tsk != current) {
+ /* protect tsk->signal and tsk->sighand from disappearing */
+ read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+ if (!tsk->sighand) {
+ retval = -ESRCH;
+ goto out;
+ }
}
retval = security_task_setrlimit(tsk, resource, new_rlim);
@@ -1360,7 +1363,8 @@ int do_setrlimit(struct task_struct *tsk
update_rlimit_cpu(tsk, new_rlim->rlim_cur);
out:
- read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+ if (tsk != current)
+ read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
return retval;
}