There are reports for hang in __check_pf:
https://github.com/JoeDog/siege/issues/4
It is reproducible only under specific configurations:
1. Large number of cores (>= 64) and large number of threads (> 3X of
the number of cores) with long lived socket connection.
2. Low power (frequency) mode.
3. Power management is enabled.
While holding lock, __check_pf calls make_request which calls __sendto
and __recvmsg. Since __sendto and __recvmsg are cancellation points,
lock held by __check_pf won't be released and can cause deadlock when
thread cancellation happens in __sendto or __recvmsg. Add a cancellation
cleanup handler for __check_pf to unlock the lock when cancelled by
another thread. This fixes BZ #20975 and the siege hang issue.
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