Messages in this thread | | | From | KOSAKI Motohiro <> | Subject | Re: [resend][PATCH 3/4] move cred_guard_mutex from task_struct to signal_struct | Date | Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:04:50 +0900 (JST) |
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Hello,
> > Except: I am not sure about -stable. At least, this patch should > > not go into the <2.6.35 kernels, it relies on misc changes which > > changed the scope of task->signal. Before 2.6.35 almost any user > > of ->cred_guard_mutex can race with exit and hit ->signal == NULL. > > I see no justification for a change like this in any -stable tree. It's > just a cleanup, right? If it's a prerequisite for the fix we like for an > "important" bug, then that's a different story. In its own right, it's > clearly not appropriate for backporting.
Because [4/4] depend on [3/4] and I hope to backport it. Do you dislike it too?
Thanks.
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