linux-sg2042/kernel
Tetsuo Handa 786235eeba kthread: make kthread_create() killable
Any user process callers of wait_for_completion() except global init
process might be chosen by the OOM killer while waiting for completion()
call by some other process which does memory allocation.  See
CVE-2012-4398 "kernel: request_module() OOM local DoS" can happen.

When such users are chosen by the OOM killer when they are waiting for
completion() in TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, the system will be kept stressed
due to memory starvation because the OOM killer cannot kill such users.

kthread_create() is one of such users and this patch fixes the problem
for kthreadd by making kthread_create() killable - the same approach
used for fixing CVE-2012-4398.

Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2013-11-13 12:08:59 +09:00
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cpu sched: Add NEED_RESCHED to the preempt_count 2013-09-25 14:07:49 +02:00
debug kdb: Add support for external NMI handler to call KGDB/KDB 2013-10-03 18:47:54 +02:00
events Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-11-12 10:06:34 +09:00
gcov kernel: replace strict_strto*() with kstrto*() 2013-09-12 15:38:03 -07:00
irq DeviceTree updates for 3.13. This is a bit larger pull request than 2013-11-12 16:52:17 +09:00
power PM / hibernate: Move software_resume to late_initcall_sync 2013-10-25 01:58:49 +02:00
printk TTY/Serial driver patches for 3.12-rc1 2013-09-03 11:38:36 -07:00
rcu Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-11-12 10:20:12 +09:00
sched sched: Remove unnecessary iteration over sched domains to update nr_busy_cpus 2013-11-06 12:37:55 +01:00
time Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-11-12 10:36:00 +09:00
trace Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-11-12 10:20:12 +09:00
.gitignore kernel/hz.bc: ignore. 2013-04-22 07:09:06 -07:00
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks locking: Fix copy/paste errors of "ARCH_INLINE_*_UNLOCK_BH" 2013-05-28 08:50:00 +02:00
Kconfig.preempt
Makefile Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-11-12 10:20:12 +09:00
acct.c fs: Fix hang with BSD accounting on frozen filesystem 2013-05-04 14:57:58 -04:00
async.c async: rename and redefine async_func_ptr 2013-03-12 13:59:14 -07:00
audit.c audit: fix endless wait in audit_log_start() 2013-09-24 17:00:26 -07:00
audit.h audit: fix mq_open and mq_unlink to add the MQ root as a hidden parent audit_names record 2013-07-09 10:33:19 -07:00
audit_tree.c kernel/audit_tree.c:audit_add_tree_rule(): protect `rule' from kill_rules() 2013-06-12 16:29:46 -07:00
audit_watch.c audit: catch possible NULL audit buffers 2013-01-11 14:54:55 -08:00
auditfilter.c audit: Fix decimal constant description 2013-07-09 10:33:19 -07:00
auditsc.c audit: fix mq_open and mq_unlink to add the MQ root as a hidden parent audit_names record 2013-07-09 10:33:19 -07:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c mm: numa: Change page last {nid,pid} into {cpu,pid} 2013-10-09 14:47:45 +02:00
capability.c xfs: update for v3.12-rc1 2013-09-09 11:19:09 -07:00
cgroup.c Merge branch 'for-3.12-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2013-10-22 08:20:34 +01:00
cgroup_freezer.c cgroup: make css_for_each_descendant() and friends include the origin css in the iteration 2013-08-08 20:11:27 -04:00
compat.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal 2013-05-01 07:21:43 -07:00
configs.c proc: Supply PDE attribute setting accessor functions 2013-05-01 17:29:18 -04:00
context_tracking.c Linux 3.12-rc4 2013-10-09 12:36:13 +02:00
cpu.c sched: Remove get_online_cpus() usage 2013-10-16 14:22:16 +02:00
cpu_pm.c
cpuset.c Merge branch 'for-3.12' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2013-09-03 18:25:03 -07:00
crash_dump.c
cred.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2012-12-18 10:55:28 -08:00
delayacct.c cputime: Use accessors to read task cputime stats 2013-01-27 19:23:31 +01:00
dma.c
elfcore.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c ptrace: revert "Prepare to fix racy accesses on task breakpoints" 2013-07-09 10:33:26 -07:00
extable.c extable: skip sorting if the table is empty 2013-09-11 15:58:25 -07:00
fork.c Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-11-12 10:20:12 +09:00
freezer.c freezer: set PF_SUSPEND_TASK flag on tasks that call freeze_processes 2013-07-30 14:05:06 +02:00
futex.c futex: Use freezable blocking call 2013-06-25 23:11:19 +02:00
futex_compat.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal 2013-02-23 18:50:11 -08:00
groups.c userns: Kill nsown_capable it makes the wrong thing easy 2013-08-30 23:44:11 -07:00
hrtimer.c kernel: delete __cpuinit usage from all core kernel files 2013-07-14 19:36:59 -04:00
hung_task.c hung_task debugging: Print more info when reporting the problem 2013-08-02 11:02:42 +02:00
irq_work.c Merge branch 'nohz/printk-v8' into irq/core 2013-02-05 00:48:46 +01:00
itimer.c
jump_label.c jump_label: Split jumplabel ratelimit 2013-08-09 07:53:54 -07:00
kallsyms.c kernel: kallsyms: memory override issue, need check destination buffer length 2013-04-15 15:17:26 +09:30
kcmp.c kcmp: include linux/ptrace.h 2012-12-20 17:40:19 -08:00
kexec.c kexec: remove unnecessary return 2013-09-11 15:59:10 -07:00
kmod.c kernel/kmod.c: check for NULL in call_usermodehelper_exec() 2013-09-30 14:31:02 -07:00
kprobes.c kprobes: allow to specify custom allocator for insn caches 2013-09-11 15:58:52 -07:00
ksysfs.c kernel: replace strict_strto*() with kstrto*() 2013-09-12 15:38:03 -07:00
kthread.c kthread: make kthread_create() killable 2013-11-13 12:08:59 +09:00
latencytop.c
lglock.c lglock: Update lockdep annotations to report recursive local locks 2013-07-12 13:51:19 +02:00
lockdep.c rcu: Consistent rcu_is_watching() naming 2013-09-25 06:45:06 -07:00
lockdep_internals.h
lockdep_proc.c
lockdep_states.h
modsign_certificate.S CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX: cleanup. 2013-03-15 15:09:43 +10:30
modsign_pubkey.c kernel/modsign_pubkey.c: fix init const for module signing code 2013-09-11 15:58:21 -07:00
module-internal.h
module.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-09-05 08:50:26 -07:00
module_signing.c MODSIGN: Don't use enum-type bitfields in module signature info block 2012-12-05 11:27:24 +10:30
mutex-debug.c
mutex-debug.h
mutex.c mutex: Avoid gcc version dependent __builtin_constant_p() usage 2013-10-18 21:58:54 +02:00
mutex.h
notifier.c
nsproxy.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2013-09-07 14:35:32 -07:00
padata.c padata - Register hotcpu notifier after initialization 2013-08-29 14:37:59 +10:00
panic.c panic: call panic handlers before kmsg_dump 2013-09-11 15:59:30 -07:00
params.c kernel/params: fix handling of signed integer types 2013-09-28 12:35:52 -07:00
pid.c pidns: fix free_pid() to handle the first fork failure 2013-09-30 14:31:03 -07:00
pid_namespace.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2013-09-07 14:35:32 -07:00
posix-cpu-timers.c posix_timers: fix racy timer delta caching on task exit 2013-07-03 16:54:42 +02:00
posix-timers.c posix-timers: Remove unused variable 2013-04-18 12:51:19 +02:00
profile.c kernel: delete __cpuinit usage from all core kernel files 2013-07-14 19:36:59 -04:00
ptrace.c __ptrace_may_access() should not deny sub-threads 2013-09-11 15:59:01 -07:00
range.c range: Do not add new blank slot with add_range_with_merge 2013-06-18 11:32:10 -05:00
reboot.c kernel/reboot.c: re-enable the function of variable reboot_default 2013-09-24 17:00:26 -07:00
relay.c kernel: delete __cpuinit usage from all core kernel files 2013-07-14 19:36:59 -04:00
res_counter.c memcg: reduce function dereference 2013-09-12 15:38:02 -07:00
resource.c kernel/resource.c: remove the unneeded assignment in function __find_resource 2013-07-03 16:08:06 -07:00
rtmutex-debug.c sched/rt: Move rt specific bits into new header file 2013-02-07 20:51:08 +01:00
rtmutex-debug.h
rtmutex-tester.c locking/rtmutex/tester: Set correct permissions on sysfs files 2013-04-10 14:48:37 +02:00
rtmutex.c rtmutex: Document rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain() 2013-05-28 09:23:52 +02:00
rtmutex.h
rtmutex_common.h
rwsem.c Revert "rw_semaphore: remove up/down_read_non_owner" 2013-03-23 15:53:52 -07:00
seccomp.c seccomp: allow BPF_XOR based ALU instructions. 2013-03-26 11:07:19 +11:00
semaphore.c semaphore: use `bool' type for semaphore_waiter's up 2013-04-30 17:04:08 -07:00
signal.c kernel-wide: fix missing validations on __get/__put/__copy_to/__copy_from_user() 2013-09-11 15:58:18 -07:00
smp.c x86/boot: Further compress CPUs bootup message 2013-10-01 10:52:30 +02:00
smpboot.c kernel: delete __cpuinit usage from all core kernel files 2013-07-14 19:36:59 -04:00
smpboot.h
softirq.c Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-11-12 10:20:12 +09:00
spinlock.c kernel/spinlock.c: add default arch_*_relax definitions for GENERIC_LOCKBREAK 2013-09-11 15:58:21 -07:00
stacktrace.c
stop_machine.c stop_machine: Fix race between stop_two_cpus() and stop_cpus() 2013-11-11 12:43:38 +01:00
sys.c userns: Kill nsown_capable it makes the wrong thing easy 2013-08-30 23:44:11 -07:00
sys_ni.c unify compat fanotify_mark(2), switch to COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE 2013-05-09 13:46:38 -04:00
sysctl.c Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-11-12 10:20:12 +09:00
sysctl_binary.c kernel: remove unnecessary head file 2013-06-26 18:01:46 +09:00
task_work.c task_work: documentation 2013-09-11 15:58:27 -07:00
taskstats.c
test_kprobes.c kernel/: rename random32() to prandom_u32() 2013-04-29 18:28:42 -07:00
time.c sched: Rename sched.c as sched/core.c in comments and Documentation 2013-06-19 12:58:42 +02:00
timeconst.bc kernel: Replace timeconst.pl with a bc script 2013-02-16 23:17:25 +01:00
timer.c sched: Introduce preempt_count accessor functions 2013-09-25 14:07:32 +02:00
tracepoint.c Tracing updates for Linux 3.10 2013-04-29 13:55:38 -07:00
tsacct.c cputime: Use accessors to read task cputime stats 2013-01-27 19:23:31 +01:00
uid16.c userns: Kill nsown_capable it makes the wrong thing easy 2013-08-30 23:44:11 -07:00
up.c smp.h: move !SMP version of on_each_cpu() out-of-line 2013-09-11 15:58:25 -07:00
user-return-notifier.c hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
user.c userns: Better restrictions on when proc and sysfs can be mounted 2013-08-26 19:17:03 -07:00
user_namespace.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2013-09-07 14:35:32 -07:00
utsname.c userns: Kill nsown_capable it makes the wrong thing easy 2013-08-30 23:44:11 -07:00
utsname_sysctl.c kernel/utsname_sysctl.c: put get/get_uts() into CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL code block 2013-02-27 19:10:22 -08:00
watchdog.c watchdog: update watchdog_thresh properly 2013-09-24 17:00:25 -07:00
workqueue.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2013-09-06 09:36:28 -07:00
workqueue_internal.h sched: Rename sched.c as sched/core.c in comments and Documentation 2013-06-19 12:58:42 +02:00