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SubjectRe: [PATCH] loop.c: kernel_thread() retval check
On 8/20/06, Solar Designer <solar@openwall.com> wrote:
> You need to make sure that the cleanup code added with the patch matches
> the loop device initialization preceding the kernel_thread() call. You
> should not blindly take the cleanup code out of the 2.4 patch and apply
> it to 2.6 - it might not be correct for 2.6.

Yes, I already had that in mind, but thanks for the worry, anyway.

> No. But you won't be able to reproduce this with strace on 2.6 since
> 2.6's kernel_thread() uses CLONE_UNTRACED instead of failing on ptrace.
> You'll probably need to temporarily replace the kernel_thread() call in
> loop.c with -EAGAIN to comfortably test your cleanup code without
> forcing the system to run out of resources.

Thanks for the tip. I'll see what I can do. :)

Cheers,

Julio Auto
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