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SubjectRe: [resend][PATCH 3/4] move cred_guard_mutex from task_struct to signal_struct
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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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