[CRIU] [PATCH 3/3] forking: Use last_pid_mutex for synchronization during clone()

Andrei Vagin avagin at virtuozzo.com
Fri May 12 14:24:39 PDT 2017


On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 05:55:21PM +0300, Kirill Tkhai wrote:
> Before this patch we used flock to order task creation,
> but this way is not good. It took 5 syscalls to synchronize
> a creation of a single child:
> 
> 1)open()
> 2)flock(LOCK_EX)
> 3)flock(LOCK_UN)
> 4)close() in parent
> 5)close() in child
> 
> The patch introduces more effective way for synchronization,
> which executes 2 syscalls only. We use last_pid_mutex,
> and the syscalls number sounds definitely better.
> 
> In order to synchronize with parallel CRIU, we still
> take ns_last_pid flock. After talking to @xemul,
> we remain the ns_last_pid file locked all the restore time,
> which is done once by criu task. In further, if we need
> to relax this, we may take the flock() globally on
> CR_STATE_FORKING stage only, and synchronize thread
> creation with flock() locally, but now we don't need that.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai at virtuozzo.com>
> ---
>  criu/cr-restore.c   |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
>  criu/namespaces.c   |   23 +++++------------------
>  criu/pie/restorer.c |   36 +++++++++++++++---------------------
>  3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/criu/cr-restore.c b/criu/cr-restore.c
> index ec80c54b4..e4c7fad36 100644
> --- a/criu/cr-restore.c
> +++ b/criu/cr-restore.c
> @@ -1169,7 +1169,6 @@ static int restore_one_task(int pid, CoreEntry *core)
>  struct cr_clone_arg {
>  	struct pstree_item *item;
>  	unsigned long clone_flags;
> -	int fd;
>  
>  	CoreEntry *core;
>  };
> @@ -1378,19 +1377,12 @@ static inline int fork_with_pid(struct pstree_item *item)
>  
>  	pr_info("Forking task with %d pid (flags 0x%lx)\n", pid, ca.clone_flags);
>  
> -	ca.fd = open_proc_rw(PROC_GEN, LAST_PID_PATH);
> -	if (ca.fd < 0)
> -		goto err;
> -
>  	wait_pid_ns_helper_prepared(pid_ns, item->pid);
>  
>  	if (set_pid_ns_for_children(pid_ns, item->pid) < 0)
> -		goto err_close;
> +		goto err;
>  
> -	if (flock(ca.fd, LOCK_EX)) {
> -		pr_perror("%d: Can't lock %s", pid, LAST_PID_PATH);
> -		goto err_close;
> -	}
> +	lock_last_pid();
>  
>  	ret = do_fork_with_pid(item, pid_ns, &ca);
>  	if (ret < 0) {
> @@ -1399,10 +1391,7 @@ static inline int fork_with_pid(struct pstree_item *item)
>  	}
>  
>  err_unlock:
> -	if (flock(ca.fd, LOCK_UN))
> -		pr_perror("%d: Can't unlock %s", pid, LAST_PID_PATH);
> -err_close:
> -	close(ca.fd);
> +	unlock_last_pid();
>  err:
>  	if (ca.core)
>  		core_entry__free_unpacked(ca.core, NULL);
> @@ -1702,9 +1691,6 @@ static int restore_task_with_children(void *_arg)
>  			goto err;
>  	}
>  
> -	if ( !(ca->clone_flags & CLONE_FILES))
> -		close_safe(&ca->fd);
> -
>  	ret = clone_service_fd(rsti(current)->service_fd_id);
>  	if (ret)
>  		goto err;
> @@ -2080,7 +2066,7 @@ static int write_restored_pid(void)
>  static int restore_root_task(struct pstree_item *init)
>  {
>  	enum trace_flags flag = TRACE_ALL;
> -	int ret, fd, mnt_ns_fd = -1;
> +	int ret, fd, mnt_ns_fd = -1, lock_fd = -1;
>  	int root_seized = 0;
>  	struct pstree_item *item;
>  
> @@ -2130,11 +2116,19 @@ static int restore_root_task(struct pstree_item *init)
>  	if (prepare_namespace_before_tasks())
>  		return -1;
>  
> +	lock_fd = open_proc_rw(PROC_GEN, LAST_PID_PATH);
> +	if (lock_fd < 0)
> +		goto out;
> +	if (flock(lock_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
> +		pr_perror("Can't flock ns_last_pid");
> +		goto out_close;
> +	}

We need to lock ns_last_pid only for a case when processes are restored
in a current pid namespace.


> +
>  	__restore_switch_stage_nw(CR_STATE_ROOT_TASK);
>  
>  	ret = fork_with_pid(init);
>  	if (ret < 0)
> -		goto out;
> +		goto out_unlock;
>  
>  	restore_origin_ns_hook();
>  
> @@ -2286,6 +2280,9 @@ static int restore_root_task(struct pstree_item *init)
>  	ret = restore_switch_stage(CR_STATE_RESTORE_CREDS);
>  	BUG_ON(ret);
>  
> +	if (flock(lock_fd, LOCK_UN) || close_safe(&lock_fd))
> +		pr_perror("Can't unlock or close ns_last_pid");
> +
>  	timing_stop(TIME_RESTORE);
>  
>  	ret = catch_tasks(root_seized, &flag);
> @@ -2354,7 +2351,11 @@ static int restore_root_task(struct pstree_item *init)
>  			if (vpid(pi) > 0)
>  				kill(vpid(pi), SIGKILL);
>  	}
> -
> +out_unlock:
> +	if (lock_fd >= 0 && flock(lock_fd, LOCK_UN))
> +		pr_perror("Can't unlock ns_last_pid");
> +out_close:
> +	close_safe(&lock_fd);
>  out:
>  	fini_cgroup();
>  	depopulate_roots_yard(mnt_ns_fd, true);
> diff --git a/criu/namespaces.c b/criu/namespaces.c
> index 7a38dfd4a..2a4e1327c 100644
> --- a/criu/namespaces.c
> +++ b/criu/namespaces.c
> @@ -2620,7 +2620,7 @@ static int pid_ns_helper(struct ns_id *ns, int sk)
>  
>  static int do_create_pid_ns_helper(void *arg, int sk, pid_t unused_pid)
>  {
> -	int pid_ns_fd, mnt_ns_fd, fd, i, lock_fd, transport_fd;
> +	int pid_ns_fd, mnt_ns_fd, fd, i, transport_fd;
>  	struct ns_id *ns, *tmp;
>  	struct pid *pid;
>  	pid_t child;
> @@ -2660,21 +2660,12 @@ static int do_create_pid_ns_helper(void *arg, int sk, pid_t unused_pid)
>  		goto err;
>  	}
>  
> -	lock_fd = open("/proc/" LAST_PID_PATH, O_RDONLY);
> -	if (lock_fd < 0) {
> -		pr_perror("Unable to open /proc/" LAST_PID_PATH);
> -		goto err;
> -	}
> -
>  	if (restore_ns(mnt_ns_fd, &mnt_ns_desc) < 0) {
>  		pr_err("Can't restore ns\n");
>  		goto err;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (flock(lock_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
> -		close(lock_fd);
> -		pr_perror("Can't lock %s", LAST_PID_PATH);
> -	}
> +	lock_last_pid();
>  
>  	transport_fd = get_service_fd(TRANSPORT_FD_OFF);
>  	/*
> @@ -2684,18 +2675,14 @@ static int do_create_pid_ns_helper(void *arg, int sk, pid_t unused_pid)
>  	 */
>  	for (i = pid->level - 2, tmp = ns->parent; i >= 0; i--, tmp = tmp->parent)
>  		if (request_set_next_pid(tmp->id, pid->ns[i].virt, transport_fd)) {
> +			unlock_last_pid();
>  			pr_err("Can't set next pid using helper\n");
> -			flock(lock_fd, LOCK_UN);
> -			close(lock_fd);
>  			goto err;
>  		}
>  	child = fork();
> -	if (!child) {
> -		close(lock_fd);
> +	if (!child)
>  		exit(pid_ns_helper(ns, sk));
> -	}
> -	flock(lock_fd, LOCK_UN);
> -	close(lock_fd);
> +	unlock_last_pid();
>  	if (child < 0) {
>  		pr_perror("Can't fork");
>  		goto err;
> diff --git a/criu/pie/restorer.c b/criu/pie/restorer.c
> index 6e2f7f4d7..eee683bac 100644
> --- a/criu/pie/restorer.c
> +++ b/criu/pie/restorer.c
> @@ -1440,20 +1440,18 @@ long __export_restore_task(struct task_restore_args *args)
>  				   CLONE_THREAD | CLONE_SYSVSEM | CLONE_FS;
>  		long last_pid_len;
>  		long parent_tid;
> -		int i, fd;
> -
> -		fd = sys_openat(args->proc_fd, LAST_PID_PATH, O_RDWR, 0);
> -		if (fd < 0) {
> -			pr_err("can't open last pid fd %d\n", fd);
> -			goto core_restore_end;
> +		int i, fd = -1;
> +
> +		if (thread_args[0].pid[1] == 0) {
> +			/* One level pid ns hierarhy */
> +			fd = sys_openat(args->proc_fd, LAST_PID_PATH, O_RDWR, 0);
> +			if (fd < 0) {
> +				pr_err("can't open last pid fd %d\n", fd);
> +				goto core_restore_end;
> +			}
>  		}
>  
> -		ret = sys_flock(fd, LOCK_EX);
> -		if (ret) {
> -			pr_err("Can't lock last_pid %d\n", fd);
> -			sys_close(fd);
> -			goto core_restore_end;
> -		}
> +		mutex_lock(&task_entries_local->last_pid_mutex);
>  
>  		for (i = 0; i < args->nr_threads; i++) {
>  			char last_pid_buf[16], *s;
> @@ -1461,13 +1459,14 @@ long __export_restore_task(struct task_restore_args *args)
>  			if (thread_args[i].pid[0] == args->t->pid[0])
>  				continue;
>  
> -			if (thread_args[i].pid[1] == 0) {
> +			if (fd >= 0) {
>  				/* One level pid ns hierarhy */
>  				last_pid_len = std_vprint_num(last_pid_buf, sizeof(last_pid_buf), thread_args[i].pid[0] - 1, &s);
>  				sys_lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
>  				ret = sys_write(fd, s, last_pid_len);
>  				if (ret < 0) {
>  					pr_err("Can't set last_pid %ld/%s\n", ret, last_pid_buf);
> +					mutex_unlock(&task_entries_local->last_pid_mutex);
>  					sys_close(fd);
>  					goto core_restore_end;
>  				}
> @@ -1477,7 +1476,7 @@ long __export_restore_task(struct task_restore_args *args)
>  						break;
>  					if (request_set_next_pid(args->pid_ns_id[k], thread_args[i].pid[k], args->transport_fd) < 0) {
>  						pr_err("Can't request to set pid\n");
> -						sys_close(fd);
> +						mutex_unlock(&task_entries_local->last_pid_mutex);
>  						goto core_restore_end;
>  					}
>  				}
> @@ -1494,14 +1493,9 @@ long __export_restore_task(struct task_restore_args *args)
>  			RUN_CLONE_RESTORE_FN(ret, clone_flags, new_sp, parent_tid, thread_args, args->clone_restore_fn);
>  		}
>  
> -		ret = sys_flock(fd, LOCK_UN);
> -		if (ret) {
> -			pr_err("Can't unlock last_pid %ld\n", ret);
> +		mutex_unlock(&task_entries_local->last_pid_mutex);
> +		if (fd >= 0)
>  			sys_close(fd);
> -			goto core_restore_end;
> -		}
> -
> -		sys_close(fd);
>  	}
>  
>  	restore_rlims(args);
> 


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