[PATCH] support: Add check for TID zero in support_wait_for_thread_exit
Florian Weimer
fweimer@redhat.com
Thu Sep 30 12:06:51 GMT 2021
Some kernel versions (observed with kernel 5.14 and earlier) can list
"0" entries in /proc/self/task. This happens when a thread exits
while the task list is being constructed. Treat this entry as not
present, like the proposed kernel patch does:
[PATCH] procfs: Do not list TID 0 in /proc/<pid>/task
<https://lore.kernel.org/all/8735pn5dx7.fsf@oldenburg.str.redhat.com/>
---
support/support_wait_for_thread_exit.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/support/support_wait_for_thread_exit.c b/support/support_wait_for_thread_exit.c
index 658a813810..5e3be421a7 100644
--- a/support/support_wait_for_thread_exit.c
+++ b/support/support_wait_for_thread_exit.c
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ support_wait_for_thread_exit (void)
return;
}
- if (strcmp (e->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp (e->d_name, "..") == 0)
+ /* In some kernels, "0" entries denote a thread that has just
+ exited. */
+ if (strcmp (e->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp (e->d_name, "..") == 0
+ || strcmp (e->d_name, "0") == 0)
continue;
int task_tid = atoi (e->d_name);
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