> > SIGKILL won't work on a stopped task. Neither on a traced task. > > Why do you think so? It works in both cases (ptracer can use > PT_TRACE_EXIT, but the task is killed anyway).
Just from experience with tasks stuck in "T" state. After for example an UML dies, some of the processes only react to SIGCONT, but not to SIGKILL. I have no idea why this happens. Miklos - 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/
