Re: [2.1.90 patch] SMP sys_idle() user level hang

Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Wed, 25 Mar 1998 09:21:38 -0800 (PST)

On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
>
> This program call sys_idle() and then the process became unkillable
> since sys_idle should not be used from userland.

Thanks, good call. The UP version already ahs the check, it just got left
out by mistake from the SMP version.

Linus

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