3 files changed, 6 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index cab741c2d603..f8abfa349ef9 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ extern struct nsproxy init_nsproxy;
         .count          = ATOMIC_INIT(1),                               \
         .action         = { { { .sa_handler = NULL, } }, },             \
         .siglock        = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(sighand.siglock),        \
-        .signalfd_list  = LIST_HEAD_INIT(sighand.signalfd_list),        \
+        .signalfd_wqh   = __WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_INITIALIZER(sighand.signalfd_wqh),  \
 }
 
 extern struct group_info init_groups;
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 3de79016f2a6..a01ac6dd5f5e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ struct sighand_struct {
         atomic_t                count;
         struct k_sigaction      action[_NSIG];
         spinlock_t              siglock;
-        struct list_head        signalfd_list;
+        wait_queue_head_t       signalfd_wqh;
 };
 
 struct pacct_struct {
diff --git a/include/linux/signalfd.h b/include/linux/signalfd.h
index 510429495690..4c9ff0910ae0 100644
--- a/include/linux/signalfd.h
+++ b/include/linux/signalfd.h
@@ -45,49 +45,17 @@ struct signalfd_siginfo {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SIGNALFD
 
 /*
- * Deliver the signal to listening signalfd. This must be called
- * with the sighand lock held. Same are the following that end up
- * calling signalfd_deliver().
- */
-void signalfd_deliver(struct task_struct *tsk, int sig);
-
-/*
- * No need to fall inside signalfd_deliver() if no signal listeners
- * are available.
+ * Deliver the signal to listening signalfd.
  */
 static inline void signalfd_notify(struct task_struct *tsk, int sig)
 {
-        if (unlikely(!list_empty(&tsk->sighand->signalfd_list)))
-                signalfd_deliver(tsk, sig);
-}
-
-/*
- * The signal -1 is used to notify the signalfd that the sighand
- * is on its way to be detached.
- */
-static inline void signalfd_detach_locked(struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-        if (unlikely(!list_empty(&tsk->sighand->signalfd_list)))
-                signalfd_deliver(tsk, -1);
-}
-
-static inline void signalfd_detach(struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-        struct sighand_struct *sighand = tsk->sighand;
-
-        if (unlikely(!list_empty(&sighand->signalfd_list))) {
-                spin_lock_irq(&sighand->siglock);
-                signalfd_deliver(tsk, -1);
-                spin_unlock_irq(&sighand->siglock);
-        }
+        if (unlikely(waitqueue_active(&tsk->sighand->signalfd_wqh)))
+                wake_up(&tsk->sighand->signalfd_wqh);
 }
 
 #else /* CONFIG_SIGNALFD */
 
-#define signalfd_deliver(t, s) do { } while (0)
-#define signalfd_notify(t, s) do { } while (0)
-#define signalfd_detach_locked(t) do { } while (0)
-#define signalfd_detach(t) do { } while (0)
+static inline void signalfd_notify(struct task_struct *tsk, int sig) { }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SIGNALFD */