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SubjectRe: 8139too termination
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On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 04:30:40PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Robert Kuebel wrote:
> >
> > what about changing doing
> > spin_lock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock);
> > sigfillset(&current->blocked); /* block all sig's */
> > recalc_sigpending(current);
> > spin_unlock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock);
> >
> > instead of
> >
> > spin_lock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock);
> > sigemptyset(&current->blocked);
> > recalc_sigpending(current);
> > spin_unlock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock);
> >
> > and replacing the signal_pending() stuff in the loops of
> > rtl8139_thread() with checks for tp->diediedie?
>
> If you block all the signals then the kill_proc() won't
> bring the thread out of interruptible sleep?

right, you would have to take out the kill_proc().
can't you just let the thread return and not use kill_proc()? i have
been checking out the reiserfsd thread.

i could be missing something.

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