From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: anton.vorontsov@linaro.org (Anton Vorontsov) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:40:27 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 7/9] um: Should hold tasklist_lock while traversing processes In-Reply-To: <4F956DF2.7020408@nod.at> References: <20120423070641.GA27702@lizard> <20120423070925.GG30752@lizard> <4F956DF2.7020408@nod.at> Message-ID: <20120423154027.GA23066@lizard> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 04:57:54PM +0200, Richard Weinberger wrote: > On 23.04.2012 09:09, Anton Vorontsov wrote: > >Traversing the tasks requires holding tasklist_lock, otherwise it > >is unsafe. > > > >p.s. However, I'm not sure that calling os_kill_ptraced_process() > >in the atomic context is correct. It seem to work, but please > >take a closer look. > > > >Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov > >--- > > You forgot my Ack and I've already explained why > os_kill_ptraced_process() is fine. Ouch, sorry! -- Anton Vorontsov Email: cbouatmailru at gmail.com