Running t/rw/msleep(9) w/o KERNEL_LOCK() implies that a thread can change the value of `ps_single' while one of its siblings might be dereferencing it.
To prevent inconsistencies in the code executed by sibling thread, the diff below makes sure `ps_single' is dereferenced only once in various parts of the kernel. ok? Index: kern/kern_exit.c =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/kern/kern_exit.c,v retrieving revision 1.196 diff -u -p -r1.196 kern_exit.c --- kern/kern_exit.c 15 Feb 2021 09:35:59 -0000 1.196 +++ kern/kern_exit.c 4 Mar 2021 09:29:27 -0000 @@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ exit1(struct proc *p, int xexit, int xsi */ if (qr->ps_flags & PS_TRACED && !(qr->ps_flags & PS_EXITING)) { + struct proc *st; + process_untrace(qr); /* @@ -281,9 +283,9 @@ exit1(struct proc *p, int xexit, int xsi * direct the signal to the active * thread to avoid deadlock. */ - if (qr->ps_single) - ptsignal(qr->ps_single, SIGKILL, - STHREAD); + st = qr->ps_single; + if (st != NULL) + ptsignal(st, SIGKILL, STHREAD); else prsignal(qr, SIGKILL); } else { @@ -510,7 +512,7 @@ dowait4(struct proc *q, pid_t pid, int * { int nfound; struct process *pr; - struct proc *p; + struct proc *p, *st; int error; if (pid == 0) @@ -541,10 +543,11 @@ loop: proc_finish_wait(q, p); return (0); } + + st = pr->ps_single; if (pr->ps_flags & PS_TRACED && - (pr->ps_flags & PS_WAITED) == 0 && pr->ps_single && - pr->ps_single->p_stat == SSTOP && - (pr->ps_single->p_flag & P_SUSPSINGLE) == 0) { + (pr->ps_flags & PS_WAITED) == 0 && st != NULL && + st->p_stat == SSTOP && (st->p_flag & P_SUSPSINGLE) == 0) { if (single_thread_wait(pr, 0)) goto loop; Index: kern/sys_process.c =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/kern/sys_process.c,v retrieving revision 1.86 diff -u -p -r1.86 sys_process.c --- kern/sys_process.c 8 Feb 2021 10:51:02 -0000 1.86 +++ kern/sys_process.c 4 Mar 2021 09:29:27 -0000 @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ sys_ptrace(struct proc *p, void *v, regi int ptrace_ctrl(struct proc *p, int req, pid_t pid, caddr_t addr, int data) { - struct proc *t; /* target thread */ + struct proc *st, *t; /* target thread */ struct process *tr; /* target process */ int error = 0; int s; @@ -433,8 +433,9 @@ ptrace_ctrl(struct proc *p, int req, pid * from where it stopped." */ - if (pid < THREAD_PID_OFFSET && tr->ps_single) - t = tr->ps_single; + st = tr->ps_single; + if (pid < THREAD_PID_OFFSET && st != NULL) + t = st; /* If the address parameter is not (int *)1, set the pc. */ if ((int *)addr != (int *)1) @@ -464,8 +465,9 @@ ptrace_ctrl(struct proc *p, int req, pid * from where it stopped." */ - if (pid < THREAD_PID_OFFSET && tr->ps_single) - t = tr->ps_single; + st = tr->ps_single; + if (pid < THREAD_PID_OFFSET && st != NULL) + t = st; #ifdef PT_STEP /* @@ -495,8 +497,9 @@ ptrace_ctrl(struct proc *p, int req, pid break; case PT_KILL: - if (pid < THREAD_PID_OFFSET && tr->ps_single) - t = tr->ps_single; + st = tr->ps_single; + if (pid < THREAD_PID_OFFSET && st != NULL) + t = st; /* just send the process a KILL signal. */ data = SIGKILL; @@ -536,6 +539,7 @@ int ptrace_kstate(struct proc *p, int req, pid_t pid, void *addr) { struct process *tr; /* target process */ + struct proc *st; struct ptrace_event *pe = addr; int error; @@ -582,9 +586,9 @@ ptrace_kstate(struct proc *p, int req, p tr->ps_ptmask = pe->pe_set_event; break; case PT_GET_PROCESS_STATE: - if (tr->ps_single) - tr->ps_ptstat->pe_tid = - tr->ps_single->p_tid + THREAD_PID_OFFSET; + st = tr->ps_single; + if (st != NULL) + tr->ps_ptstat->pe_tid = st->p_tid + THREAD_PID_OFFSET; memcpy(addr, tr->ps_ptstat, sizeof *tr->ps_ptstat); break; default: