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sched,freezer: Remove unnecessary warning in __thaw_task
authorChen Ridong <chenridong@huawei.com>
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:55:49 +0000 (08:55 +0000)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 06:58:43 +0000 (08:58 +0200)
commitcfbc462192aa4104900a2e1a67b116ea9e7075b6
tree20d8d873a76637e056cd02b6201ef54a8ede91d4
parentdceebcfeaa286c2a46e2b97faba065498b423c97
sched,freezer: Remove unnecessary warning in __thaw_task

commit 9beb8c5e77dc10e3889ff5f967eeffba78617a88 upstream.

Commit cff5f49d433f ("cgroup_freezer: cgroup_freezing: Check if not
frozen") modified the cgroup_freezing() logic to verify that the FROZEN
flag is not set, affecting the return value of the freezing() function,
in order to address a warning in __thaw_task.

A race condition exists that may allow tasks to escape being frozen. The
following scenario demonstrates this issue:

CPU 0 (get_signal path) CPU 1 (freezer.state reader)
try_to_freeze read freezer.state
__refrigerator freezer_read
update_if_frozen
WRITE_ONCE(current->__state, TASK_FROZEN);
...
/* Task is now marked frozen */
/* frozen(task) == true */
/* Assuming other tasks are frozen */
freezer->state |= CGROUP_FROZEN;
/* freezing(current) returns false */
/* because cgroup is frozen (not freezing) */
break out
__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
/* Bug: Task resumes running when it should remain frozen */

The existing !frozen(p) check in __thaw_task makes the
WARN_ON_ONCE(freezing(p)) warning redundant. Removing this warning enables
reverting commit cff5f49d433f ("cgroup_freezer: cgroup_freezing: Check if
not frozen") to resolve the issue.

This patch removes the warning from __thaw_task. A subsequent patch will
revert commit cff5f49d433f ("cgroup_freezer: cgroup_freezing: Check if
not frozen") to complete the fix.

Reported-by: Zhong Jiawei<zhongjiawei1@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Chen Ridong <chenridong@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
kernel/freezer.c