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Date:      Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:50:42 +0200
From:      Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Kostik Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>
Cc:        svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r211896 - head/sbin/hastd
Message-ID:  <20100828085042.GE2077@garage.freebsd.pl>
In-Reply-To: <20100828084355.GH2396@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua>
References:  <201008272049.o7RKn63o007138@svn.freebsd.org> <20100827213827.GD2396@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <20100827215402.GB2077@garage.freebsd.pl> <20100828084355.GH2396@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua>

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On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 11:43:55AM +0300, Kostik Belousov wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:54:02PM +0200, Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 12:38:27AM +0300, Kostik Belousov wrote:
> > > > --- head/sbin/hastd/primary.c	Fri Aug 27 20:48:12 2010	(r211895)
> > > > +++ head/sbin/hastd/primary.c	Fri Aug 27 20:49:06 2010	(r211896)
> > > > @@ -1988,7 +1988,9 @@ guard_thread(void *arg)
> > > >  				rw_unlock(&hio_remote_lock[ii]);
> > > >  			}
> > > >  		}
> > > > -		(void)cv_timedwait(&hio_guard_cond, &hio_guard_lock, timeout);
> > > > +		/* Sleep only if a signal wasn't delivered in the meantime. */
> > > > +		if (!sigexit_received && !sighup_received && !sigchld_received)
> > > > +			cv_timedwait(&hio_guard_cond, &hio_guard_lock, timeout);
> > > >  		mtx_unlock(&hio_guard_lock);
> > > >  	}
> > > >  	/* NOTREACHED */
> > > I wanted to say that this is racy, because if a signal is delivered a=
fter
> > > the check is done but before the sleep, you loose.
> >=20
> > Yes, I know it is racy, but the race isn't critical anymore, as we will
> > eventually wait at most 10 seconds to handle signals.
> >=20
> > > After looking at the signal handler, I noted that you call not async-=
safe
> > > functions in the handler. This is easy way to get undefined behaviour,
> > > i.e. probably crash. And wakeup from the handler would have the same
> > > race as sigXXX_received check.
> >=20
> > Which aren't async-safe? pthread stuff?
>=20
> Yes. All pthread_* namespace is not async-signal safe.

Ehh, I'm lame. All I need to do is to use cv_timedwait_sig() instead of
cv_timedwait() and I can remove all pthread stuff from the sighandler.

Thanks!

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Pawel Jakub Dawidek                       http://www.wheelsystems.com
pjd@FreeBSD.org                           http://www.FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD committer                         Am I Evil? Yes, I Am!

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