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exit: perform add_device_randomness() without tasklist_lock
authorMateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com>
Thu, 6 Feb 2025 16:44:10 +0000 (17:44 +0100)
committerChristian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Fri, 7 Feb 2025 10:22:43 +0000 (11:22 +0100)
commit1ab2785694971257f6a7dbd5a71bd8402b5fc305
tree29bac9b3584e866b1af9241af4ac5e93fb20c2ae
parent33be3ffd30b3ae67c7a1a405f98b963fd915d61a
exit: perform add_device_randomness() without tasklist_lock

Parallel calls to add_device_randomness() contend on their own.

The clone side aleady runs outside of tasklist_lock, which in turn means
any caller on the exit side extends the tasklist_lock hold time while
contending on the random-private lock.

Reviewed-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250206164415.450051-2-mjguzik@gmail.com
Acked-by: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@Oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
kernel/exit.c