Merge branch 'for-4.11-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup

Pull cgroup fixes from Tejun Heo:
 "This contains fixes for two long standing subtle bugs:

   - kthread_bind() on a new kthread binds it to specific CPUs and
     prevents userland from messing with the affinity or cgroup
     membership. Unfortunately, for cgroup membership, there's a window
     between kthread creation and kthread_bind*() invocation where the
     kthread can be moved into a non-root cgroup by userland.

     Depending on what controllers are in effect, this can assign the
     kthread unexpected attributes. For example, in the reported case,
     workqueue workers ended up in a non-root cpuset cgroups and had
     their CPU affinities overridden. This broke workqueue invariants
     and led to workqueue stalls.

     Fixed by closing the window between kthread creation and
     kthread_bind() as suggested by Oleg.

   - There was a bug in cgroup mount path which could allow two
     competing mount attempts to attach the same cgroup_root to two
     different superblocks.

     This was caused by mishandling return value from kernfs_pin_sb().

     Fixed"

* 'for-4.11-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup:
  cgroup: avoid attaching a cgroup root to two different superblocks
  cgroup, kthread: close race window where new kthreads can be migrated to non-root cgroups

2 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h
index f6b43fbb141c..af9c86e958bd 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
@@ -570,6 +570,25 @@ static inline void pr_cont_cgroup_path(struct cgroup *cgrp)
 	pr_cont_kernfs_path(cgrp->kn);
 }
 
+static inline void cgroup_init_kthreadd(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * kthreadd is inherited by all kthreads, keep it in the root so
+	 * that the new kthreads are guaranteed to stay in the root until
+	 * initialization is finished.
+	 */
+	current->no_cgroup_migration = 1;
+}
+
+static inline void cgroup_kthread_ready(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * This kthread finished initialization.  The creator should have
+	 * set PF_NO_SETAFFINITY if this kthread should stay in the root.
+	 */
+	current->no_cgroup_migration = 0;
+}
+
 #else /* !CONFIG_CGROUPS */
 
 struct cgroup_subsys_state;
@@ -590,6 +609,8 @@ static inline void cgroup_free(struct task_struct *p) {}
 
 static inline int cgroup_init_early(void) { return 0; }
 static inline int cgroup_init(void) { return 0; }
+static inline void cgroup_init_kthreadd(void) {}
+static inline void cgroup_kthread_ready(void) {}
 
 static inline bool task_under_cgroup_hierarchy(struct task_struct *task,
 					       struct cgroup *ancestor)
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index d67eee84fd43..4cf9a59a4d08 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -604,6 +604,10 @@ struct task_struct {
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK
 	unsigned			brk_randomized:1;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUPS
+	/* disallow userland-initiated cgroup migration */
+	unsigned			no_cgroup_migration:1;
+#endif
 
 	unsigned long			atomic_flags; /* Flags requiring atomic access. */