From 0aebd4f9e3223e8f1e09de7b29bba4f375db840c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Etienne Dechamps Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:31:46 +0200 Subject: Create threads in detached state in userspace. Currently, thread_create(), when called in userspace, creates a joinable (i.e. not detached thread). This is the pthread default. Unfortunately, this does not reproduce kthreads behavior (kthreads are always detached). In addition, this contradicts the original Solaris code which creates userspace threads in detached mode. These joinable threads are never joined, which leads to a leakage of pthread thread objects ("zombie threads"). This in turn results in excessive ressource consumption, and possible ressource exhaustion in extreme cases (e.g. long ztest runs). This patch fixes the issue by creating userspace threads in detached mode. The only exception is ztest worker threads which are meant to be joinable. Signed-off-by: Brian Behlendorf Issue #989 --- lib/libzpool/kernel.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'lib') diff --git a/lib/libzpool/kernel.c b/lib/libzpool/kernel.c index 704f3d659..c38efd0aa 100644 --- a/lib/libzpool/kernel.c +++ b/lib/libzpool/kernel.c @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ zk_thread_helper(void *arg) kthread_t * zk_thread_create(caddr_t stk, size_t stksize, thread_func_t func, void *arg, - size_t len, proc_t *pp, int state, pri_t pri) + size_t len, proc_t *pp, int state, pri_t pri, int detachstate) { kthread_t *kt; pthread_attr_t attr; @@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ zk_thread_create(caddr_t stk, size_t stksize, thread_func_t func, void *arg, VERIFY3S(pthread_attr_init(&attr), ==, 0); VERIFY3S(pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, stack), ==, 0); VERIFY3S(pthread_attr_setguardsize(&attr, PAGESIZE), ==, 0); + VERIFY3S(pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, detachstate), ==, 0); VERIFY3S(pthread_create(&kt->t_tid, &attr, &zk_thread_helper, kt), ==, 0); -- cgit v1.2.3