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The bio_blkcg() function turns out to be inconsistent and consequently dangerous to use. The first part returns a blkcg where a reference is owned by the bio meaning it does not need to be rcu protected. However, the third case, the last line, is problematic: return css_to_blkcg(task_css(current, io_cgrp_id)); This can race against task migration and the cgroup dying. It is also semantically different as it must be called rcu protected and is susceptible to failure when trying to get a reference to it. This patch adds association ahead of calling bio_blkcg() rather than after. This makes association a required and explicit step along the code paths for calling bio_blkcg(). In blk-iolatency, association is moved above the bio_blkcg() call to ensure it will not return %NULL. BFQ uses the old bio_blkcg() function, but I do not want to address it in this series due to the complexity. I have created a private version documenting the inconsistency and noting not to use it. Signed-off-by: Dennis Zhou <dennis@kernel.org> Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.