Patch: linux-2.5.8-pre1/kernel/exit.c change caused BUG() at boot time

From: Adam J. Richter (adam@yggdrasil.com)
Date: Thu Apr 04 2002 - 06:59:10 EST


        When I attempted to boot linux-2.5.8-pre1, I got a kernel
BUG() for exit.c line 519. The was a small change to to kernel/exit.c
in 2.5.8-pre1 which deleted a kernel_lock() call. Restoring that line
resulted in a kernel that booted fine. I am sending this email from
the machine running that kernel (so I guess a matching release of
the kernel lock is already in the code).

        Here is the patch. Of course, it would be helpful if someone
who actually understands this could take a look at it.

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