Re: [PATCH 1/2] copy_process: fix CLONE_PARENT && ->exit_signalinteraction

[Linus Torvalds]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2009, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> 
> Really, how CLONE_PARENT + exit_signal==0 can be useful?

Umm? For the reason I already stated?

> But because the current behaviour is just silly. Imho.

So? If there are people using it, you calling it silly is immaterial.

The fact is, it's an existing user space interface. We don't break them. 

> But of course, if this change can break the user-space applications, then
> it should not be applied.

That's the point. Nobody has shown that there aren't any users.

		Linus
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