4 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
index c62fd6eb1..8b76750e9 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ type Kernel struct {
 
 	// VFS keeps the filesystem state used across the kernel.
 	vfs vfs.VirtualFilesystem
+
+	// If set to true, report address space activation waits as if the task is in
+	// external wait so that the watchdog doesn't report the task stuck.
+	SleepForAddressSpaceActivation bool
 }
 
 // InitKernelArgs holds arguments to Init.
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go
index 2be982684..0158b1788 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (k *Kernel) LoadTaskImage(ctx context.Context, args loader.LoadArgs) (*Task
 	}
 
 	// Prepare a new user address space to load into.
-	m := mm.NewMemoryManager(k, k)
+	m := mm.NewMemoryManager(k, k, k.SleepForAddressSpaceActivation)
 	defer m.DecUsers(ctx)
 	args.MemoryManager = m
 
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_exec.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_exec.go
index 8f57a34a6..00c425cca 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_exec.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_exec.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (r *runSyscallAfterExecStop) execute(t *Task) taskRunState {
 	t.mu.Unlock()
 	t.unstopVforkParent()
 	// NOTE(b/30316266): All locks must be dropped prior to calling Activate.
-	t.MemoryManager().Activate()
+	t.MemoryManager().Activate(t)
 
 	t.ptraceExec(oldTID)
 	return (*runSyscallExit)(nil)
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_usermem.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_usermem.go
index 2bf3ce8a8..b02044ad2 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_usermem.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_usermem.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var MAX_RW_COUNT = int(usermem.Addr(math.MaxInt32).RoundDown())
 // Activate ensures that the task has an active address space.
 func (t *Task) Activate() {
 	if mm := t.MemoryManager(); mm != nil {
-		if err := mm.Activate(); err != nil {
+		if err := mm.Activate(t); err != nil {
 			panic("unable to activate mm: " + err.Error())
 		}
 	}