Re: [PATCH 1/2] copy_process: fix CLONE_PARENT && ->exit_signalinteraction

[Roland McGrath]

> The task T has ->exit_signal != SIGCHLD, say, SIGHUP. It does
> clone(CLONE_PARENT), copy_process() sets ->exit_signal = SIGHUP.
> 
> T->parent exits, T is re-parented to /sbin/init, and its ->exit_signal
> is changed to SIGCHLD.

I see.  It's tempting to call this a reason to just use SIGCHLD instead of
current->group_leader->exit_signal.  Of course, this all really begs the
question of who uses the case and what they want.


Thanks,
Roland
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