From: "Martin Frey" <frey@scs.ch>
To: "'Benjamin Herrenschmidt'" <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: kernel_thread vs. zombie
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:50:34 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <007801c0b309$5bca3530$90600410@SCHLEPPDOWN> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010322184740.17781@mailhost.mipsys.com>
>>The stuff done in daemonize() and the exit_files could need
>>the kernel lock. At least on some 2.2.x version it does,
>>I did not check whether it is still needed on 2.4.
>
>Well, I don't really plan to backport this to 2.2.x. I'll
>try to see if my problem is related to the lack of kernel
>lock, or maybe I have just something else wrong.
>
daemonize() makes calls that are all protected with the
big kernel lock in do_exit(). All usages of daemonize have
the big kernel lock held. So I guess it just needs it.
Please let me know whether you have success if it makes
a difference with having it held.
Martin
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-03-22 19:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-03-22 11:49 kernel_thread vs. zombie Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2001-03-22 14:32 ` Martin Frey
2001-03-22 15:07 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2001-03-22 17:21 ` Martin Frey
2001-03-22 18:47 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2001-03-22 19:50 ` Martin Frey [this message]
2001-03-22 23:33 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2001-03-23 0:04 ` Andrew Morton
2001-03-23 1:57 ` Martin Frey
2001-03-23 2:13 ` Andrew Morton
2001-03-23 8:06 ` Martin Frey
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