Re: 2.6.9-rc1-mm5

[Andrew Morton]

Kirill Korotaev <dev@xxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello Andrew,
> 
> Please replace patch next_thread-bug-fixes.patch in -mm5 tree with the 
> last diff-next_thread I sent to you.

I was planning on replacing it with Ingo's patch.

--- linux/fs/proc/array.c.orig
+++ linux/fs/proc/array.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int do_task_stat(struct task_stru
  			stime = task->signal->stime;
  		}
  	}
-	if (whole) {
+	if (whole && task->sighand) {

Is there some reason why your patch is better?  If so, please do a full
resend.

> And it looks like thread loop in do_task_stat() doesn't require siglock 
> lock, so you can add the patch attached to reduce lock area.

hm, OK.
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