On 11/20, Andrew Morton wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:28:51 -0800 (PST) > Roland McGrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Andrew, it is very easy to send the new patch to fix the code, but is it > > > possible to fix the changelog somehow for the patch in -mm tree? > > Sure, just send me the new text. > > > I'd prefer a comment in the code there making it explicit that ->sighand is > > a "reaped yet" synchronization check (under tasklist_lock). > > that works too.
Will do tomorrow. Actually, I just realized we don't need need either check. release_task() first does ptrace_unlink(), then __exit_signal(). This means that (child->ptrace & PT_PTRACED) under tasklist_lock implies we have the valid ->sighand/signal. Will send the patch with the comment. Oleg. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
