Re: [PATCH 1/3] introduce PF_KTHREAD flag

From: Oleg Nesterov
Date: Tue Jun 24 2008 - 09:41:57 EST


On 06/23, Andrew Morton wrote:
>
> On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:47:06 -0700
> Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I don't yet know how much additional damage will happen as a result.
>
> Lots.
>
> I restored the patches and just dropped the hunk:
>
> static int has_mm(struct task_struct *p)
> {
> - return (p->mm && !(p->flags & PF_BORROWED_MM));
> }
>
> /**
> --- 86,92 ----
>
> static int has_mm(struct task_struct *p)
> {
> + return (p->mm && !(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD));
> }
>
> due to that function having been turned into:
>
> static inline bool should_send_signal(struct task_struct *p)
> {
> return !(p->flags & PF_FREEZER_NOSIG);
> }
>
> Please check the result?

Thanks, this looks OK.

Rafael, can't freezer just use PF_KTHREAD (which btw kills PF_BORROWED_MM)
instead of the new PF_FREEZER_NOSIG flag? They look very similar, please
look at

"[PATCH 1/3] introduce PF_KTHREAD flag"
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121233423530812

"[PATCH 2/3] kill PF_BORROWED_MM in favour of PF_KTHREAD"
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121233423530820

Oleg.

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