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SubjectRe: [PATCH] ptrace: use safer wake up on ptrace_detach()
On 02/01, Tejun Heo wrote:
>
> --- work.orig/kernel/ptrace.c
> +++ work/kernel/ptrace.c
> @@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ int ptrace_detach(struct task_struct *ch
> child->exit_code = data;
> dead = __ptrace_detach(current, child);
> if (!child->exit_state)
> - wake_up_process(child);
> + wake_up_state(child, TASK_TRACED | TASK_STOPPED);

Well, it can't be TASK_TRACED at this point. And of course this still
contradicts to __set_task_state(child, TASK_STOPPED) in ptrace_untrace().
IOW, to me the previous patch makes more sense.

But OK, I understand Roland's concerns. And, at least this change
fixes the bug mentioned in 95a3540d.

Acked-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>



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