Re: [PATCH 2.6.21-rc4] kernel/exit: Fix a comment and code contradiction

[Johannes Weiner]

Hi,

On Sat, Mar 17, 2007 at 08:21:32AM +0200, Ahmed S. Darwish wrote:
> Comment in release_task() claims that group leader's parent process 
> is signalled only if it desires so, which is not true.

AFAIS, `if it wants notification' means, it does not ignore its children
via SIG_IGN als handler for SIGCHLD.

do_notify_parent() checks if the parent wants to get informed about the
child states.

- Johannes
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