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From: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
To: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	 Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,  Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>,
	 Kusaram Devineni <kusaram@devineni.in>,
	 Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>,
	 Will Drewry <wad@chromium.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	 Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 04/14] signal: Use sig_can_short_circuit to improve fatal signal delivery
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:38:39 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87jyrb3g9s.fsf_-_@email.froward.int.ebiederm.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <877bnb4uyw.fsf_-_@email.froward.int.ebiederm.org> (Eric W. Biederman's message of "Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:35:51 -0500")


Today send_signal does not discover all of the fatal signals that
qualify for short circuit delivery.  In general this is not a problem
as get_signal will handle any signals that reach it properly.
Recognizing fatal signals in send_signal is necessary for the kernel's
fatal_signal_pending test to work.

Now that sig_can_short_circuit exists stop using a half-assed version
of sig_can_short_circuit in complete_signal based on wants_signal.
Instead use sig_can_short_circuit to implement fatal signal short
circuit handling in enqueue_signal.

Reported-by: Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
---
 kernel/signal.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 4429d3ec6776..b54669ac8e77 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1045,36 +1045,8 @@ static void complete_signal(int sig, struct task_struct *p, enum pid_type type)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Found a killable thread.  If the signal will be fatal,
-	 * then start taking the whole group down immediately.
-	 */
-	if (sig_fatal(p, sig) && !sigismember(&t->real_blocked, sig) &&
-	    (sig == SIGKILL || !p->ptrace)) {
-		/*
-		 * This signal will be fatal to the whole group.
-		 */
-		if (!sig_kernel_coredump(sig)) {
-			/*
-			 * Start a group exit and wake everybody up.
-			 * This way we don't have other threads
-			 * running and doing things after a slower
-			 * thread has the fatal signal pending.
-			 */
-			signal->flags = SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT;
-			signal->group_exit_code = sig;
-			signal->group_stop_count = 0;
-			__for_each_thread(signal, t) {
-				task_clear_jobctl_pending(t, JOBCTL_PENDING_MASK);
-				sigaddset(&t->pending.signal, SIGKILL);
-				signal_wake_up(t, 1);
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * The signal is already in the shared-pending queue.
-	 * Tell the chosen thread to wake up and dequeue it.
+	 * Found a killable thread.  The signal is already in the
+	 * queue.  Tell the chosen thread to wake up and dequeue it.
 	 */
 	signal_wake_up(t, sig == SIGKILL);
 	return;
@@ -1086,13 +1058,37 @@ static void enqueue_signal(struct task_struct *t, enum pid_type type,
 	struct signal_struct *signal = t->signal;
 	struct sigpending *pending = (type != PIDTYPE_PID) ?
 		&signal->shared_pending : &t->pending;
+	bool need_signal_wake_up = true;
+
+	if (sig_fatal(t, sig) && !sig_kernel_coredump(sig) &&
+	    sig_can_short_circuit(t, type, sig)) {
+		struct task_struct *thread;
+		/*
+		 * This signal will be fatal to the whole group.
+		 *
+		 * Start a group exit and wake everybody up.
+		 * This way we don't have other threads
+		 * running and doing things after a slower
+		 * thread has the fatal signal pending.
+		 */
+		signal->flags = SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT;
+		signal->group_exit_code = sig;
+		signal->group_stop_count = 0;
+		__for_each_thread(signal, thread) {
+			task_clear_jobctl_pending(thread, JOBCTL_PENDING_MASK);
+			sigaddset(&thread->pending.signal, SIGKILL);
+			signal_wake_up(thread, 1);
+		}
+		need_signal_wake_up = false;
+	}
 
 	signalfd_notify(t, sig);
 	if (q) {
 		list_add_tail(&q->list, &pending->list);
 	}
 	sigaddset(&pending->signal, sig);
-	complete_signal(sig, t, type);
+	if (need_signal_wake_up)
+		complete_signal(sig, t, type);
 }
 
 static inline bool legacy_queue(struct sigpending *signals, int sig)
-- 
2.41.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-03 21:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 65+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-19 13:27 [PATCH v2 1/3] signal: change force_sig_info_to_task() to call __send_signal_locked() Oleg Nesterov
2026-06-19 13:27 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] signal: turn the "bool force" arg of __send_signal_locked() into "int flags" Oleg Nesterov
2026-07-06 13:23   ` Bradley Morgan
2026-06-19 13:28 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] signal: fix evasion of SA_IMMUTABLE signals Oleg Nesterov
2026-07-06 13:23   ` Bradley Morgan
2026-06-26 16:52 ` [PATCH 0/11] Short circuit delivery for coredump signals Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-26 16:54   ` [PATCH 01/11] signal: Compute the exit_code in get_signal Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-26 16:54   ` [PATCH 02/11] signal: In get_signal call do_exit when it is unnecessary to shoot down threads Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-26 16:55   ` [PATCH 03/11] signal: Bring down all threads when handling a non-coredump fatal signal Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-26 16:55   ` [PATCH 04/11] signal: Move stopping for the coredump from do_exit into get_signal Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-26 16:56   ` [PATCH 05/11] signal: Move audit_core_dumps from do_coredump " Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-26 16:57   ` [PATCH 06/11] coredump: In zap_threads complete startup if there is no need to wait Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-26 16:57   ` [PATCH 07/11] signal: Use the thread killing in get_signal for coredumps Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-26 16:58   ` [PATCH 08/11] exit: Make do_group_exit static Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-26 16:59   ` [PATCH 09/11] signal: Dequeue fatal signals Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-26 16:59   ` [PATCH 10/11] signal: Short circuit deliver coredump signals Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-26 17:00   ` [PATCH 11/11] signal: Remove SA_IMMUTABLE Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-28 14:29   ` [PATCH 0/11] Short circuit delivery for coredump signals Oleg Nesterov
2026-06-29  6:22     ` Eric W. Biederman
2026-06-29 17:45       ` Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-02 10:36         ` Oleg Nesterov
2026-07-03 20:16           ` Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-05 15:54             ` Oleg Nesterov
2026-07-06  9:21               ` Christian Brauner
2026-07-06 12:30                 ` Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 15:58                   ` Christian Brauner
2026-07-03 21:35       ` [PATCH v2 00/14] " Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-03 21:36         ` [PATCH 01/14] signal: Generalize posixtimer_queue_sigqueue into enqueue_signal Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 12:54           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-07 11:21           ` Oleg Nesterov
2026-07-07 12:23             ` Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-03 21:37         ` [PATCH 02/14] signal: Factor out sig_blocked from sig_ignored Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:01           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:37         ` [PATCH 03/14] signal: More accurate ignoring of signals based on sig_can_short_circuit Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:02           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:38         ` Eric W. Biederman [this message]
2026-07-06 13:03           ` [PATCH 04/14] signal: Use sig_can_short_circuit to improve fatal signal delivery Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:39         ` [PATCH 05/14] signal: Compute the exit_code in get_signal Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:03           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:39         ` Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-03 21:40         ` [PATCH 06/14] signal: In get_signal call do_exit when it is unnecessary to shoot down threads Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:04           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:40         ` [PATCH 07/14] signal: Bring down all threads when handling a non-coredump fatal signal Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:05           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:41         ` [PATCH 08/14] signal: Move stopping for the coredump from do_exit into get_signal Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:08           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:41         ` [PATCH 09/14] signal: Move audit_core_dumps from do_coredump " Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:08           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:42         ` [PATCH 10/14] coredump: In zap_threads complete startup if there is no need to wait Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:09           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:43         ` [PATCH 11/14] signal: Use the thread killing in get_signal for coredumps Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:13           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:43         ` [PATCH 12/14] exit: Make do_group_exit static Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:14           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:44         ` [PATCH 13/14] signal: Dequeue fatal signals Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:16           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-03 21:44         ` [PATCH 14/14] signal: Short circuit deliver coredump signals Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:17           ` Bradley Morgan
2026-07-07 11:13         ` [PATCH v2 00/14] Short circuit delivery for " Oleg Nesterov
2026-07-07 12:15           ` Oleg Nesterov
2026-07-09 11:59             ` Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-10 14:58               ` Oleg Nesterov
2026-07-09 12:28           ` Eric W. Biederman
2026-07-06 13:18     ` [PATCH 0/11] " Bradley Morgan
2026-07-06 13:23 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] signal: change force_sig_info_to_task() to call __send_signal_locked() Bradley Morgan

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