Quoting Robert Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:47:12 +0100
(BST)):
>
> On Thu, 17 Aug 2006, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
>
> > - protect td->td_proc->p_pid with the proc lock in linux_getpid
> > in the amd64 (= non i386) case [1]
>
> Is this necessary? In principle, td->td_proc is static for a live thread
> bound to a process (i.e., in a system call, which the current thread
> presumable is, as long as td == curthread), p_pid is static for a live
> process
> that isn't exiting (so in a system call is not generally exiting). The
> native
> FreeBSD getpid() only acquires the process lock when following p_pptr, since
> this can change during a system call (i.e., as a result of the parent dying,
> and the child being re-parented to init(8)).
Now that you tell me this, I have the impression that I have mixed up
p_pid with p_pptr here... I have to have a look at the code again.
Bye,
Alexander.
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