Hi, > zap_other_threads() requires tasklist_lock. > > If we're going to do this then we should probably create some new function > (with a better name) which takes tasklsit_lock and then calls > zap_other_threads(). > > Does this patch fix any observed-in-the-real-world problem? If so, please > describe it.
Yeah we have had complaints where threaded apps have only one thread shot down instead of the entire process. This leaves the application in a bad state, whereas if it had been killed cleanly the application could have restarted. My understanding is that fatal signals should kill all threads in the group. Anton - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
