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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/task_work.c b/kernel/task_work.c
index 5c0848ca1287..613b2d634af8 100644
--- a/kernel/task_work.c
+++ b/kernel/task_work.c
@@ -42,7 +42,13 @@ task_work_add(struct task_struct *task, struct callback_head *work, int notify)
set_notify_resume(task);
break;
case TWA_SIGNAL:
- if (lock_task_sighand(task, &flags)) {
+ /*
+ * Only grab the sighand lock if we don't already have some
+ * task_work pending. This pairs with the smp_store_mb()
+ * in get_signal(), see comment there.
+ */
+ if (!(READ_ONCE(task->jobctl) & JOBCTL_TASK_WORK) &&
+ lock_task_sighand(task, &flags)) {
task->jobctl |= JOBCTL_TASK_WORK;
signal_wake_up(task, 0);
unlock_task_sighand(task, &flags);