Author: markj
Date: Sat Nov 24 17:09:35 2018
New Revision: 340903
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/340903

Log:
  MFC r340734:
  Avoid unsynchronized updates to kn_status.

Modified:
  stable/12/sys/kern/kern_event.c
Directory Properties:
  stable/12/   (props changed)

Modified: stable/12/sys/kern/kern_event.c
==============================================================================
--- stable/12/sys/kern/kern_event.c     Sat Nov 24 17:08:49 2018        
(r340902)
+++ stable/12/sys/kern/kern_event.c     Sat Nov 24 17:09:35 2018        
(r340903)
@@ -1535,6 +1535,8 @@ findkn:
                        kn->kn_kevent.flags &= ~(EV_ADD | EV_DELETE |
                            EV_ENABLE | EV_DISABLE | EV_FORCEONESHOT);
                        kn->kn_status = KN_DETACHED;
+                       if ((kev->flags & EV_DISABLE) != 0)
+                               kn->kn_status |= KN_DISABLED;
                        kn_enter_flux(kn);
 
                        error = knote_attach(kn, kq);
@@ -1570,6 +1572,11 @@ findkn:
                KNOTE_ACTIVATE(kn, 1);
        }
 
+       if ((kev->flags & EV_ENABLE) != 0)
+               kn->kn_status &= ~KN_DISABLED;
+       else if ((kev->flags & EV_DISABLE) != 0)
+               kn->kn_status |= KN_DISABLED;
+
        /*
         * The user may change some filter values after the initial EV_ADD,
         * but doing so will not reset any filter which has already been
@@ -1587,19 +1594,17 @@ findkn:
                kn->kn_sdata = kev->data;
        }
 
+done_ev_add:
        /*
         * We can get here with kn->kn_knlist == NULL.  This can happen when
         * the initial attach event decides that the event is "completed" 
-        * already.  i.e. filt_procattach is called on a zombie process.  It
-        * will call filt_proc which will remove it from the list, and NULL
+        * already, e.g., filt_procattach() is called on a zombie process.  It
+        * will call filt_proc() which will remove it from the list, and NULL
         * kn_knlist.
+        *
+        * KN_DISABLED will be stable while the knote is in flux, so the
+        * unlocked read will not race with an update.
         */
-done_ev_add:
-       if ((kev->flags & EV_ENABLE) != 0)
-               kn->kn_status &= ~KN_DISABLED;
-       else if ((kev->flags & EV_DISABLE) != 0)
-               kn->kn_status |= KN_DISABLED;
-
        if ((kn->kn_status & KN_DISABLED) == 0)
                event = kn->kn_fop->f_event(kn, 0);
        else
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