Bug 451317 - deadlock when rpc_malloc tries to flush NFS pages
Summary: deadlock when rpc_malloc tries to flush NFS pages
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 5.2
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: Jeff Layton
QA Contact: Martin Jenner
URL:
Whiteboard:
: 454266 (view as bug list)
Depends On: 450743
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-06-13 19:44 UTC by Jeff Layton
Modified: 2012-01-04 04:42 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2009-01-20 20:14:38 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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proposed patch -- don't allow rpc_malloc to block (2.25 KB, patch)
2008-07-07 11:24 UTC, Jeff Layton 		no flags Details | Diff
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2009:0225 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 kernel security and bug fix update 2009-01-20 16:06:24 UTC

Comment 1 Jeff Layton 2008-06-13 19:45:38 UTC 
Cloning bug for RHEL5. I think it's likely to be vulnerable to the same problem.
Lowering sev/pri here though since no one has hit this on RHEL5 that I'm aware of...
Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2008-06-19 14:24:21 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.
Comment 4 Jeff Layton 2008-07-07 11:01:02 UTC 
*** Bug 454266 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Jeff Layton 2008-07-07 11:24:21 UTC 
Created attachment 311138 [details]
proposed patch -- don't allow rpc_malloc to block

proposed patch -- untested as of yet
Comment 6 Jeff Layton 2008-07-09 13:24:22 UTC 
Tested and seems to work OK
Comment 7 Jeff Layton 2008-07-09 13:24:58 UTC 
Patch posted to RHKL:

Subject: [RHEL5.3 PATCH] BZ#451317: sunrpc: prevent deadlock by not allowing
rpc_malloc to sleep
Comment 8 Don Zickus 2008-07-18 20:07:48 UTC 
in kernel-2.6.18-98.el5
You can download this test kernel from http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5
Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2009-01-20 20:14:38 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html
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