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signal: only SIGKILL and the freezers interrupt a coredumping task
For quite a while now coredump has allowed either SIGKILL or freezing to
interrupt an ongoing coredump. Since we seem to like it complicated
"freezing" can mean a lot of things:

(1) Power Management induced freezing
(2) cgroup v1 freezer controller induced freezing
(3) cgroup v2 freezer controller induced freezing

So (1) and (2) are handled by checking freezing() but (3) isn't.
(3) uses cgroup_freeze_task() which sets JOBCTL_TRAP_FREEZE and calls
signal_wake_up() on every task in the cgroup. The trap isn't handled by
the coredump code.

Which means the current logic is inconsistent. Power and cgroup v1
freeze and abort the coredump. With cgroup v2 it depends on where the
core goes. A dump to a file completes and the cgroup v2 freeze has to
wait for it to finish. When dumping to a pipe or socket the dump is
interrupted at the next write because of trap's TIF_SIGPENDING. Which is
it? Let's be consistent and align (1)-(3): freezing interrupts an
ongoing coredump and doesn't make it wait until the dump is done.

All three freezers go through signal_wake_up() and so set
TIF_SIGPENDING on the dumper. And once zap_threads() has set core_state
that flag can't mean anything else anymore. prepare_signal() drops every
signal but SIGKILL for the group, the dying threads don't retarget
shared signals to the dumper, and zap_process() cleared the pending job
control traps. So the flag is the thing to check. Let dump_interrupted()
test task_sigpending() and nothing else. That is also what the pipe and
socket writes already fail on. TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL is left out on
purpose, task work must not cut a dump short.

A seized tracee that gets PTRACE_INTERRUPT during the dump is cut short
the same way. It already was for pipes and sockets.

The one freeze that check can miss is one requested before the dump
started. zap_threads() clears TIF_SIGPENDING and the cgroup v2 freezer
only wakes a task once while its JOBCTL_TRAP_FREEZE isn't part of
JOBCTL_PENDING_MASK and survives zap_process(). So refuse to start the
dump when freezing() is true or the trap is pending. The task then exits
without dumping, which is what happens today when the freeze interrupts
the dump at the first write.

Fixes: 403bad72b6 ("coredump: only SIGKILL should interrupt the coredumping task")
Fixes: 76f969e894 ("cgroup: cgroup v2 freezer")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Suggested-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/arJ6zZuI59BJnXpl@redhat.com
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260921-work-coredump-fixes-v3-2-8e4adb1619e6@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
2026-09-22 15:32:36 +02:00
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Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer: Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher: Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert: Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer: Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator: Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer: Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor: Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer: Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant: LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst