Re: [PATCH] do_wait fix for 2.6.10-rc1

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Wed Nov 10 2004 - 12:07:50 EST




On Wed, 10 Nov 2004, Dinakar Guniguntala wrote:
>
> How about if we set the flag only in the cases when the exit state is not
> either TASK_DEAD or TASK_ZOMBIE.

Why TASK_DEAD? We can't reap such a process anyway, no? But yes, I agree
with the approach.

Linus
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