Re: [PATCH v2] mm: process_mrelease: introduce PROCESS_MRELEASE_REAP_KILL flag

From: Andrew Morton

Date: Thu Apr 30 2026 - 10:44:19 EST


On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:13:59 -0700 Minchan Kim <minchan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Currently, process_mrelease() requires userspace to send a SIGKILL signal
> prior to invocation. This separation introduces a scheduling race window
> where the victim task may receive the signal and enter the exit path
> before the reaper can invoke process_mrelease().

Does process_mrelease() have a manpage? My googling was a fail.