Re: [PATCH] aio: Fix incorrect usage of eventfd_signal_allowed()

[Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>]

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 07:19:28PM +0800, Xie Yongji wrote:
> We should defer eventfd_signal() to the workqueue when
> eventfd_signal_allowed() return false rather than return
> true.
> 
> Fixes: b542e383d8c0 ("eventfd: Make signal recursion protection a task bit")
> Signed-off-by: Xie Yongji <xieyongji@bytedance.com>
> ---
>  fs/aio.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
> index 51b08ab01dff..8822e3ed4566 100644
> --- a/fs/aio.c
> +++ b/fs/aio.c
> @@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ static int aio_poll_wake(struct wait_queue_entry *wait, unsigned mode, int sync,
>  		list_del(&iocb->ki_list);
>  		iocb->ki_res.res = mangle_poll(mask);
>  		req->done = true;
> -		if (iocb->ki_eventfd && eventfd_signal_allowed()) {
> +		if (iocb->ki_eventfd && !eventfd_signal_allowed()) {
>  			iocb = NULL;
>  			INIT_WORK(&req->work, aio_poll_put_work);
>  			schedule_work(&req->work);
> -- 
> 2.11.0
> 

Since I was just working with this file...:

Reviewed-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com>

I don't know who is taking aio fixes these days, but whoever does so probably
should take this one at the same time as mine
(https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/20211207095726.169766-1-ebiggers@kernel.org).

- Eric