Re: [PATCH 1/2] exit: reparent: fix/update the comments in zap_pid_ns_processes()

[Oleg Nesterov]

forgot to mention...

On 11/25, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> On 11/24, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> >
> > - We won't wait for an injected process in a pid namespace,
> >   or a processes debugged with gdb to be reaped before the pid
> >   init process exits if we don't wait.
>
> Yes, and I do not see why this is bad, but this is off-topic.
>
> Again, lets discuss this in another thread. This patch doesn't try to
> document the desired semantics, it only tries to explain why zap_pid_ns
> _has_ to wait until EXIT_DEAD (and in fact EXIT_ZOMBIE) tasks go away.

Just in case, as for "processes debugged with gdb" I obviously agree,
but this has nothing to do with EXIT_DEAD threads. zap_pid_ns_processes()
will sleep in sys_wait4() until debugger detaches the tracee and reaps
it due to ignored SIGCHLD.

But again, this is off-topic now.

> Eric. I'd really ask you to take another look. But in any case: thanks for
> looking at this.

Yes, please.

Oleg.

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