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DateWed, 16 Jun 2004 11:01:40 +0200
FromMikael Pettersson <>
SubjectRe: [2.4] build error with latest BK
Nick Piggin writes:
 > David Howells wrote:
 > >>-		put_task_struct(tsk);
 > >>+		task_unlock(tsk);
 > > 
 > > 
 > > Ummm... that doesn't look right.
 > > 
 > > 
 > >>-	get_task_struct(tsk);
 > > 
 > > 
 > > This is necessary to stop someone deallocating the task structure, can the
 > > task structure be deallocated whilst locked?
 > > 
 > 
 > Ooh maybe it can. Should that be a read_lock of the tasklist lock then?

For 2.4 kernels, use get_task_struct() and free_task_struct() [not put]
for locking and unlocking a task.
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