[PATCH] unshare: Use rcu_assign_pointer when setting sighand
The sighand pointer only needs the rcu_read_lock on the
read side. So only depending on task_lock protection
when setting this pointer is not enough. We also need
a memory barrier to ensure the initialization is seen first.
Use rcu_assign_pointer as it does this for us, and clearly
documents that we are setting an rcu readable pointer.
Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index ccdfbb1..46060cb 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@
if (new_sigh) {
sigh = current->sighand;
- current->sighand = new_sigh;
+ rcu_assign_pointer(current->sighand, new_sigh);
new_sigh = sigh;
}