Messages in this thread | | | From | "Martin Frey" <> | Subject | RE: kernel_thread vs. zombie | Date | Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:50:34 -0800 |
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>>The stuff done in daemonize() and the exit_files could need >>the kernel lock. At least on some 2.2.x version it does, >>I did not check whether it is still needed on 2.4. > >Well, I don't really plan to backport this to 2.2.x. I'll >try to see if my problem is related to the lack of kernel >lock, or maybe I have just something else wrong. > daemonize() makes calls that are all protected with the big kernel lock in do_exit(). All usages of daemonize have the big kernel lock held. So I guess it just needs it.
Please let me know whether you have success if it makes a difference with having it held.
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