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

From: Michal Hocko

Date: Thu Apr 30 2026 - 11:32:52 EST


On Thu 30-04-26 07:43:05, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 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.

It does. Very well hidden in 884a7e5964e06
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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs