signals: kill block_all_signals() and unblock_all_signals()

Quoted 12 lines · Oleg Nesterov

Quoted 2 lines · Richard Weinberger

Is this functionality still in use/needed?

All I can say it doesn't work.

Quoted 2 lines

Otherwise we could get rid of block_all_signals() and unpuzzle the signaling code a bit. :-)

Yes. I do not even remember when I reported this the first time. Perhaps more than 10 years ago.

Quoted 5 lines

See the last attempt in 2011: https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/7/12/263
I copied this email below.

Dave. Lets finally kill this horror? I am going to send a patch unless you stop me ;)

There were follow up on that thread 4 years ago, but we are probably at the stage where this thing can die,

I suspect any hw using it has died out, and any new hardware won't be doing evil things with drm locks

It is hardly possible to enumerate all problems with block_all_signals() and unblock_all_signals(). Just for example,

1. block_all_signals(SIGSTOP/etc) simply can't help if the caller is multithreaded. Another thread can dequeue the signal and force the group stop.

2. Even is the caller is single-threaded, it will "stop" anyway. It will not sleep, but it will spin in kernel space until SIGCONT or SIGKILL.

And a lot more. In short, this interface doesn't work at all, at least the last 10+ years.

Signed-off-by Oleg Nesterov <[email protected]>

---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c |   41 -----------------------------------
 include/drm/drmP.h         |    1 -
 include/linux/sched.h      |    7 +-----
 kernel/signal.c            |   51 +-------------------------------------------
 4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 98 deletions(-)

drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c +0 -41

index f861361..4477b87 100644
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 #include "drm_legacy.h"
 #include "drm_internal.h"
 
-static int drm_notifier(void *priv);
-
 static int drm_lock_take(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data, unsigned int context);
 
 /**

@@ -115,14 +113,8 @@ int drm_legacy_lock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	 * really probably not the correct answer but lets us debug xkb
  	 * xserver for now */
 	if (!file_priv->is_master) {
-		sigemptyset(&dev->sigmask);
-		sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGSTOP);
-		sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGTSTP);
-		sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGTTIN);
-		sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGTTOU);
 		dev->sigdata.context = lock->context;
 		dev->sigdata.lock = master->lock.hw_lock;
-		block_all_signals(drm_notifier, dev, &dev->sigmask);
 	}
 
 	if (dev->driver->dma_quiescent && (lock->flags & _DRM_LOCK_QUIESCENT))

@@ -163,7 +155,6 @@ int drm_legacy_unlock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_
 		/* FIXME: Should really bail out here. */
 	}
 
-	unblock_all_signals();
 	return 0;
 }
 

@@ -282,38 +273,6 @@ int drm_legacy_lock_free(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data, unsigned int context)
 }
 
 /**
- * If we get here, it means that the process has called DRM_IOCTL_LOCK
- * without calling DRM_IOCTL_UNLOCK.
- *
- * If the lock is not held, then let the signal proceed as usual.  If the lock
- * is held, then set the contended flag and keep the signal blocked.
- *
- * \param priv pointer to a drm_device structure.
- * \return one if the signal should be delivered normally, or zero if the
- * signal should be blocked.
- */
-static int drm_notifier(void *priv)
-{
-	struct drm_device *dev = priv;
-	struct drm_hw_lock *lock = dev->sigdata.lock;
-	unsigned int old, new, prev;
-
-	/* Allow signal delivery if lock isn't held */
-	if (!lock || !_DRM_LOCK_IS_HELD(lock->lock)
-	    || _DRM_LOCKING_CONTEXT(lock->lock) != dev->sigdata.context)
-		return 1;
-
-	/* Otherwise, set flag to force call to
-	   drmUnlock */
-	do {
-		old = lock->lock;
-		new = old | _DRM_LOCK_CONT;
-		prev = cmpxchg(&lock->lock, old, new);
-	} while (prev != old);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
  * This function returns immediately and takes the hw lock
  * with the kernel context if it is free, otherwise it gets the highest priority when and if
  * it is eventually released.

include/drm/drmP.h +0 -1

index 62c4077..0859c35 100644
@@ -815,7 +815,6 @@ struct drm_device {
 
 	struct drm_sg_mem *sg;	/**< Scatter gather memory */
 	unsigned int num_crtcs;                  /**< Number of CRTCs on this device */
-	sigset_t sigmask;
 
 	struct {
 		int context;

include/linux/sched.h +1 -6

index 26a2e61..f192cfe 100644
@@ -1489,9 +1489,7 @@ struct task_struct {
 
 	unsigned long sas_ss_sp;
 	size_t sas_ss_size;
-	int (*notifier)(void *priv);
-	void *notifier_data;
-	sigset_t *notifier_mask;
+
 	struct callback_head *task_works;
 
 	struct audit_context *audit_context;

@@ -2382,9 +2380,6 @@ static inline int dequeue_signal_lock(struct task_struct *tsk, sigset_t *mask, s
 	return ret;
 }
 
-extern void block_all_signals(int (*notifier)(void *priv), void *priv,
-			      sigset_t *mask);
-extern void unblock_all_signals(void);
 extern void release_task(struct task_struct * p);
 extern int send_sig_info(int, struct siginfo *, struct task_struct *);
 extern int force_sigsegv(int, struct task_struct *);

kernel/signal.c +1 -50

index d51c5dd..a5f4f85 100644
@@ -508,41 +508,6 @@ int unhandled_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, int sig)
 	return !tsk->ptrace;
 }
 
-/*
- * Notify the system that a driver wants to block all signals for this
- * process, and wants to be notified if any signals at all were to be
- * sent/acted upon.  If the notifier routine returns non-zero, then the
- * signal will be acted upon after all.  If the notifier routine returns 0,
- * then then signal will be blocked.  Only one block per process is
- * allowed.  priv is a pointer to private data that the notifier routine
- * can use to determine if the signal should be blocked or not.
- */
-void
-block_all_signals(int (*notifier)(void *priv), void *priv, sigset_t *mask)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&current->sighand->siglock, flags);
-	current->notifier_mask = mask;
-	current->notifier_data = priv;
-	current->notifier = notifier;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&current->sighand->siglock, flags);
-}
-
-/* Notify the system that blocking has ended. */
-
-void
-unblock_all_signals(void)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&current->sighand->siglock, flags);
-	current->notifier = NULL;
-	current->notifier_data = NULL;
-	recalc_sigpending();
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&current->sighand->siglock, flags);
-}
-
 static void collect_signal(int sig, struct sigpending *list, siginfo_t *info)
 {
 	struct sigqueue *q, *first = NULL;

@@ -585,19 +550,8 @@ static int __dequeue_signal(struct sigpending *pending, sigset_t *mask,
 {
 	int sig = next_signal(pending, mask);
 
-	if (sig) {
-		if (current->notifier) {
-			if (sigismember(current->notifier_mask, sig)) {
-				if (!(current->notifier)(current->notifier_data)) {
-					clear_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING);
-					return 0;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
+	if (sig)
 		collect_signal(sig, pending, info);
-	}
-
 	return sig;
 }
 

@@ -2488,9 +2442,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(force_sig);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(send_sig);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(send_sig_info);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sigprocmask);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(block_all_signals);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(unblock_all_signals);
-
 
 /*
  * System call entry points.

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It is hardly possible to enumerate all problems with block_all_signals() and unblock_all_signals(). Just for example,

1. block_all_signals(SIGSTOP/etc) simply can't help if the caller is multithreaded. Another thread can dequeue the signal and force the group stop.

2. Even is the caller is single-threaded, it will "stop" anyway. It will not sleep, but it will spin in kernel space until SIGCONT or SIGKILL.

And a lot more. In short, this interface doesn't work at all, at least the last 10+ years.

Signed-off-by Oleg Nesterov <[email protected]>

---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c |   41 -----------------------------------
 include/drm/drmP.h         |    1 -
 include/linux/sched.h      |    7 +-----
 kernel/signal.c            |   51 +-------------------------------------------
 4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 98 deletions(-)

drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c +0 -41

index f861361..4477b87 100644
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 #include "drm_legacy.h"
 #include "drm_internal.h"
 
-static int drm_notifier(void *priv);
-
 static int drm_lock_take(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data, unsigned int context);
 
 /**

@@ -115,14 +113,8 @@ int drm_legacy_lock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	 * really probably not the correct answer but lets us debug xkb
  	 * xserver for now */
 	if (!file_priv->is_master) {
-		sigemptyset(&dev->sigmask);
-		sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGSTOP);
-		sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGTSTP);
-		sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGTTIN);
-		sigaddset(&dev->sigmask, SIGTTOU);
 		dev->sigdata.context = lock->context;
 		dev->sigdata.lock = master->lock.hw_lock;
-		block_all_signals(drm_notifier, dev, &dev->sigmask);
 	}
 
 	if (dev->driver->dma_quiescent && (lock->flags & _DRM_LOCK_QUIESCENT))

@@ -163,7 +155,6 @@ int drm_legacy_unlock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_
 		/* FIXME: Should really bail out here. */
 	}
 
-	unblock_all_signals();
 	return 0;
 }
 

@@ -282,38 +273,6 @@ int drm_legacy_lock_free(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data, unsigned int context)
 }
 
 /**
- * If we get here, it means that the process has called DRM_IOCTL_LOCK
- * without calling DRM_IOCTL_UNLOCK.
- *
- * If the lock is not held, then let the signal proceed as usual.  If the lock
- * is held, then set the contended flag and keep the signal blocked.
- *
- * \param priv pointer to a drm_device structure.
- * \return one if the signal should be delivered normally, or zero if the
- * signal should be blocked.
- */
-static int drm_notifier(void *priv)
-{
-	struct drm_device *dev = priv;
-	struct drm_hw_lock *lock = dev->sigdata.lock;
-	unsigned int old, new, prev;
-
-	/* Allow signal delivery if lock isn't held */
-	if (!lock || !_DRM_LOCK_IS_HELD(lock->lock)
-	    || _DRM_LOCKING_CONTEXT(lock->lock) != dev->sigdata.context)
-		return 1;
-
-	/* Otherwise, set flag to force call to
-	   drmUnlock */
-	do {
-		old = lock->lock;
-		new = old | _DRM_LOCK_CONT;
-		prev = cmpxchg(&lock->lock, old, new);
-	} while (prev != old);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
  * This function returns immediately and takes the hw lock
  * with the kernel context if it is free, otherwise it gets the highest priority when and if
  * it is eventually released.

include/drm/drmP.h +0 -1

index 62c4077..0859c35 100644
@@ -815,7 +815,6 @@ struct drm_device {
 
 	struct drm_sg_mem *sg;	/**< Scatter gather memory */
 	unsigned int num_crtcs;                  /**< Number of CRTCs on this device */
-	sigset_t sigmask;
 
 	struct {
 		int context;

include/linux/sched.h +1 -6

index 26a2e61..f192cfe 100644
@@ -1489,9 +1489,7 @@ struct task_struct {
 
 	unsigned long sas_ss_sp;
 	size_t sas_ss_size;
-	int (*notifier)(void *priv);
-	void *notifier_data;
-	sigset_t *notifier_mask;
+
 	struct callback_head *task_works;
 
 	struct audit_context *audit_context;

@@ -2382,9 +2380,6 @@ static inline int dequeue_signal_lock(struct task_struct *tsk, sigset_t *mask, s
 	return ret;
 }
 
-extern void block_all_signals(int (*notifier)(void *priv), void *priv,
-			      sigset_t *mask);
-extern void unblock_all_signals(void);
 extern void release_task(struct task_struct * p);
 extern int send_sig_info(int, struct siginfo *, struct task_struct *);
 extern int force_sigsegv(int, struct task_struct *);

kernel/signal.c +1 -50

index d51c5dd..a5f4f85 100644
@@ -508,41 +508,6 @@ int unhandled_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, int sig)
 	return !tsk->ptrace;
 }
 
-/*
- * Notify the system that a driver wants to block all signals for this
- * process, and wants to be notified if any signals at all were to be
- * sent/acted upon.  If the notifier routine returns non-zero, then the
- * signal will be acted upon after all.  If the notifier routine returns 0,
- * then then signal will be blocked.  Only one block per process is
- * allowed.  priv is a pointer to private data that the notifier routine
- * can use to determine if the signal should be blocked or not.
- */
-void
-block_all_signals(int (*notifier)(void *priv), void *priv, sigset_t *mask)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&current->sighand->siglock, flags);
-	current->notifier_mask = mask;
-	current->notifier_data = priv;
-	current->notifier = notifier;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&current->sighand->siglock, flags);
-}
-
-/* Notify the system that blocking has ended. */
-
-void
-unblock_all_signals(void)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&current->sighand->siglock, flags);
-	current->notifier = NULL;
-	current->notifier_data = NULL;
-	recalc_sigpending();
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&current->sighand->siglock, flags);
-}
-
 static void collect_signal(int sig, struct sigpending *list, siginfo_t *info)
 {
 	struct sigqueue *q, *first = NULL;

@@ -585,19 +550,8 @@ static int __dequeue_signal(struct sigpending *pending, sigset_t *mask,
 {
 	int sig = next_signal(pending, mask);
 
-	if (sig) {
-		if (current->notifier) {
-			if (sigismember(current->notifier_mask, sig)) {
-				if (!(current->notifier)(current->notifier_data)) {
-					clear_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING);
-					return 0;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
+	if (sig)
 		collect_signal(sig, pending, info);
-	}
-
 	return sig;
 }
 

@@ -2488,9 +2442,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(force_sig);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(send_sig);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(send_sig_info);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sigprocmask);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(block_all_signals);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(unblock_all_signals);
-
 
 /*
  * System call entry points.

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ping ;)

Andrew, should I re-send this patch? It was acked by Daniel and Dave doesn't object.

Dave, I'll appreciate it if you ack it explicitly.

Quoted 16 lines · Oleg Nesterov

It is hardly possible to enumerate all problems with block_all_signals() and unblock_all_signals(). Just for example,

1. block_all_signals(SIGSTOP/etc) simply can't help if the caller is multithreaded. Another thread can dequeue the signal and force the group stop.

2. Even is the caller is single-threaded, it will "stop" anyway. It will not sleep, but it will spin in kernel space until SIGCONT or SIGKILL.

And a lot more. In short, this interface doesn't work at all, at least the last 10+ years.

Signed-off-by Oleg Nesterov <[email protected]>