Re: [PATCH] signal: Extend exec_id to 64bits

From: Eric W. Biederman
Date: Wed Apr 01 2020 - 17:06:05 EST


Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 1:50 PM Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I have updated the update of exec_id on exec to use WRITE_ONCE
>> and the read of exec_id in do_notify_parent to use READ_ONCE
>> to make it clear that there is no locking between these two
>> locations.
>
> Ack, makes sense to me.
>
> Just put it in your branch, this doesn't look urgent, considering that
> it's something that has been around forever.

Done

Eric