1 files changed, 37 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index a172494a9a63..312f8b95c2d4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ unsigned long wait_task_inactive(struct task_struct *p, long match_state)
  * Cause a process which is running on another CPU to enter
  * kernel-mode, without any delay. (to get signals handled.)
  *
- * NOTE: this function doesnt have to take the runqueue lock,
+ * NOTE: this function doesn't have to take the runqueue lock,
  * because all it wants to ensure is that the remote task enters
  * the kernel. If the IPI races and the task has been migrated
  * to another CPU then no harm is done and the purpose has been
@@ -4111,6 +4111,16 @@ need_resched:
                                         try_to_wake_up_local(to_wakeup);
                         }
                         deactivate_task(rq, prev, DEQUEUE_SLEEP);
+
+                        /*
+                         * If we are going to sleep and we have plugged IO queued, make
+                         * sure to submit it to avoid deadlocks.
+                         */
+                        if (blk_needs_flush_plug(prev)) {
+                                raw_spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
+                                blk_schedule_flush_plug(prev);
+                                raw_spin_lock(&rq->lock);
+                        }
                 }
                 switch_count = &prev->nvcsw;
         }
@@ -4892,8 +4902,11 @@ static bool check_same_owner(struct task_struct *p)
 
         rcu_read_lock();
         pcred = __task_cred(p);
-        match = (cred->euid == pcred->euid ||
-                 cred->euid == pcred->uid);
+        if (cred->user->user_ns == pcred->user->user_ns)
+                match = (cred->euid == pcred->euid ||
+                         cred->euid == pcred->uid);
+        else
+                match = false;
         rcu_read_unlock();
         return match;
 }
@@ -4984,7 +4997,7 @@ recheck:
          */
         raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&p->pi_lock, flags);
         /*
-         * To be able to change p->policy safely, the apropriate
+         * To be able to change p->policy safely, the appropriate
          * runqueue lock must be held.
          */
         rq = __task_rq_lock(p);
@@ -4998,6 +5011,17 @@ recheck:
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
+        /*
+         * If not changing anything there's no need to proceed further:
+         */
+        if (unlikely(policy == p->policy && (!rt_policy(policy) ||
+                        param->sched_priority == p->rt_priority))) {
+
+                __task_rq_unlock(rq);
+                raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->pi_lock, flags);
+                return 0;
+        }
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED
         if (user) {
                 /*
@@ -5221,7 +5245,7 @@ long sched_setaffinity(pid_t pid, const struct cpumask *in_mask)
                 goto out_free_cpus_allowed;
         }
         retval = -EPERM;
-        if (!check_same_owner(p) && !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
+        if (!check_same_owner(p) && !task_ns_capable(p, CAP_SYS_NICE))
                 goto out_unlock;
 
         retval = security_task_setscheduler(p);
@@ -5460,6 +5484,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(yield);
  * yield_to - yield the current processor to another thread in
  * your thread group, or accelerate that thread toward the
  * processor it's on.
+ * @p: target task
+ * @preempt: whether task preemption is allowed or not
  *
  * It's the caller's job to ensure that the target task struct
  * can't go away on us before we can do any checks.
@@ -5525,6 +5551,7 @@ void __sched io_schedule(void)
 
         delayacct_blkio_start();
         atomic_inc(&rq->nr_iowait);
+        blk_flush_plug(current);
         current->in_iowait = 1;
         schedule();
         current->in_iowait = 0;
@@ -5540,6 +5567,7 @@ long __sched io_schedule_timeout(long timeout)
 
         delayacct_blkio_start();
         atomic_inc(&rq->nr_iowait);
+        blk_flush_plug(current);
         current->in_iowait = 1;
         ret = schedule_timeout(timeout);
         current->in_iowait = 0;
@@ -5688,7 +5716,7 @@ void show_state_filter(unsigned long state_filter)
         do_each_thread(g, p) {
                 /*
                  * reset the NMI-timeout, listing all files on a slow
-                 * console might take alot of time:
+                 * console might take a lot of time:
                  */
                 touch_nmi_watchdog();
                 if (!state_filter || (p->state & state_filter))
@@ -6303,6 +6331,9 @@ migration_call(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
                 break;
 #endif
         }
+
+        update_max_interval();
+
         return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
@@ -8434,7 +8465,6 @@ int alloc_fair_sched_group(struct task_group *tg, struct task_group *parent)
 {
         struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq;
         struct sched_entity *se;
-        struct rq *rq;
         int i;
 
         tg->cfs_rq = kzalloc(sizeof(cfs_rq) * nr_cpu_ids, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -8447,8 +8477,6 @@ int alloc_fair_sched_group(struct task_group *tg, struct task_group *parent)
         tg->shares = NICE_0_LOAD;
 
         for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
-                rq = cpu_rq(i);
-
                 cfs_rq = kzalloc_node(sizeof(struct cfs_rq),
                                       GFP_KERNEL, cpu_to_node(i));
                 if (!cfs_rq)