[PATCH 1/7] android/binder: don't abuse current->group_leader

Oleg Nesterov posted 7 patches 1 week, 4 days ago
[PATCH 1/7] android/binder: don't abuse current->group_leader
Posted by Oleg Nesterov 1 week, 4 days ago
Cleanup and preparation to simplify the next changes.

- Use current->tgid instead of current->group_leader->pid

- Use the value returned by get_task_struct() to initialize proc->tsk

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
---
 drivers/android/binder.c       | 7 +++----
 drivers/android/binder_alloc.c | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index a3a1b5c33ba3..a00f6678f04d 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -6044,7 +6044,7 @@ static int binder_open(struct inode *nodp, struct file *filp)
 	bool existing_pid = false;
 
 	binder_debug(BINDER_DEBUG_OPEN_CLOSE, "%s: %d:%d\n", __func__,
-		     current->group_leader->pid, current->pid);
+		     current->tgid, current->pid);
 
 	proc = kzalloc(sizeof(*proc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (proc == NULL)
@@ -6053,8 +6053,8 @@ static int binder_open(struct inode *nodp, struct file *filp)
 	dbitmap_init(&proc->dmap);
 	spin_lock_init(&proc->inner_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&proc->outer_lock);
-	get_task_struct(current->group_leader);
-	proc->tsk = current->group_leader;
+	proc->tsk = get_task_struct(current->group_leader);
+	proc->pid = current->tgid;
 	proc->cred = get_cred(filp->f_cred);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&proc->todo);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&proc->freeze_wait);
@@ -6073,7 +6073,6 @@ static int binder_open(struct inode *nodp, struct file *filp)
 	binder_alloc_init(&proc->alloc);
 
 	binder_stats_created(BINDER_STAT_PROC);
-	proc->pid = current->group_leader->pid;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&proc->delivered_death);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&proc->delivered_freeze);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&proc->waiting_threads);
diff --git a/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c b/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
index 979c96b74cad..145ed5f14cdb 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ static struct shrinker *binder_shrinker;
 VISIBLE_IF_KUNIT void __binder_alloc_init(struct binder_alloc *alloc,
 					  struct list_lru *freelist)
 {
-	alloc->pid = current->group_leader->pid;
+	alloc->pid = current->tgid;
 	alloc->mm = current->mm;
 	mmgrab(alloc->mm);
 	mutex_init(&alloc->mutex);
-- 
2.52.0
Re: [PATCH 1/7] android/binder: don't abuse current->group_leader
Posted by Alice Ryhl 1 day ago
On Sun, Dec 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Cleanup and preparation to simplify the next changes.
>
> - Use current->tgid instead of current->group_leader->pid
>
> - Use the value returned by get_task_struct() to initialize proc->tsk
>
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>