Re: [PATCH] Send exit code through for taskstats.ac_exitcode

[Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

Jonathan Lim wrote:
> taskstats.ac_exitcode is assigned to task_struct.exit_code in bacct_add_tsk()
> through the following kernel function calls: 
> 
>   do_exit()
>     taskstats_exit_send()
>       fill_pid()
>         bacct_add_tsk()
> 
> The problem is that in do_exit(), task_struct.exit_code is set to 'code' 
> only after taskstats_exit_send() has been called.  So we need to send 'code'
> through to bacct_add_tsk().
> 

Hi, Jonathan,

The patches look like a step in the right direction, I would suggest an alternate
implementation

Why can't we assign tsk->exit_code to code earlier? Can we not move up the assignment
to before taskstats_exit()? Wouldn't that be much simpler?

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	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL