Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 2 Feb 2011 22:40:59 +0100 | From | Oleg Nesterov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ptrace: use safer wake up on ptrace_detach() |
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On 02/01, Roland McGrath wrote: > > > Am unable to work out why you tagged it for backporting. It fixes some > > observed bug? Perhaps a regression? > > No observed bug,
Well, this bug triggered the problem in practice, this was the reason for 95a3540d.
> I don't think > this first change is dangerous for -stable, but I have seen no positive > rationale for pushing it there.
Agreed, I don't really think -stable needs this change, but otoh it is obviously safe.
Oleg.
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