Re: [uml-devel] [PATCH] UML: Use PTRACE_KILL instead of SIGKILL to kill host-OS processes (take #2)

Blaisorblade
2004-11-03T23:27:52Z

On Wednesday 03 November 2004 21:18, Gerd Knorr wrote:
> > I'm going to test this. I thought that Gerd Knorr patch (which I sent
> > cc'ing LKML and most of you) already solved this (I actually modified
> > that one,

> Not sure whenever tt is fixed with my patch, I've tested skas only

I've tested it, and it works in fact.

> (I'm
> building skas-only dynamically linked kernels these days because due to
> working on x11 framebuffer stuff which needs dynamically linked libX11).
> So if Chris actually tested TT then his patch probably is ok and needed
> as well ...

Actually, from looking at Jeff Dike comment, it seem that the new kill (the
one you've changed) is executed earlier and more reliably than the 1st one,
the one Chris identified.

So we could ask Jeff to see if he can remove the earlier kill, the one
affected by the Chris Wedgwood.

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