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authorFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2015-12-21 16:42:46 +0100
committerFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2015-12-21 16:42:46 +0100
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malloc: Fix list_lock/arena lock deadlock [BZ #19182]
	* malloc/arena.c (list_lock): Document lock ordering requirements.
	(free_list_lock): New lock.
	(ptmalloc_lock_all): Comment on free_list_lock.
	(ptmalloc_unlock_all2): Reinitialize free_list_lock.
	(detach_arena): Update comment.  free_list_lock is now needed.
	(_int_new_arena): Use free_list_lock around detach_arena call.
	Acquire arena lock after list_lock.  Add comment, including FIXME
	about incorrect synchronization.
	(get_free_list): Switch to free_list_lock.
	(reused_arena): Acquire free_list_lock around detach_arena call
	and attached threads counter update.  Add two FIXMEs about
	incorrect synchronization.
	(arena_thread_freeres): Switch to free_list_lock.
	* malloc/malloc.c (struct malloc_state): Update comments to
	mention free_list_lock.
Diffstat (limited to 'malloc/malloc.c')
-rw-r--r--malloc/malloc.c6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/malloc/malloc.c b/malloc/malloc.c
index a030109c3e..1a03079344 100644
--- a/malloc/malloc.c
+++ b/malloc/malloc.c
@@ -1710,12 +1710,12 @@ struct malloc_state
   struct malloc_state *next;
 
   /* Linked list for free arenas.  Access to this field is serialized
-     by list_lock in arena.c.  */
+     by free_list_lock in arena.c.  */
   struct malloc_state *next_free;
 
   /* Number of threads attached to this arena.  0 if the arena is on
-     the free list.  Access to this field is serialized by list_lock
-     in arena.c.  */
+     the free list.  Access to this field is serialized by
+     free_list_lock in arena.c.  */
   INTERNAL_SIZE_T attached_threads;
 
   /* Memory allocated from the system in this arena.  */