George Anzinger <george@mvista.com> wrote: > > Source: MontaVista Software, Inc. George Anzinger <george@mvista.com> > Type: Defect Fix > Description: > > The changes to itimer of late (after 2.6.11) cause itimers not > to survive the exec* calls. Standard says they should. > > Signed-off-by: George Anzinger<george@mvista.com> > > exit.c | 1 + > posix-timers.c | 4 ++-- > 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > Index: linux-2.6.13-rc/kernel/exit.c > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.13-rc.orig/kernel/exit.c > +++ linux-2.6.13-rc/kernel/exit.c > @@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ fastcall NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long co > } > > tsk->flags |= PF_EXITING; > + del_timer_sync(&tsk->signal->real_timer); > > /* > * Make sure we don't try to process any timer firings > Index: linux-2.6.13-rc/kernel/posix-timers.c > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.13-rc.orig/kernel/posix-timers.c > +++ linux-2.6.13-rc/kernel/posix-timers.c > @@ -1183,10 +1183,10 @@ void exit_itimers(struct signal_struct * > struct k_itimer *tmr; > > while (!list_empty(&sig->posix_timers)) { > - tmr = list_entry(sig->posix_timers.next, struct k_itimer, list); > + tmr = list_entry(sig->posix_timers.next, > + struct k_itimer, list); > itimer_delete(tmr); > } > - del_timer_sync(&sig->real_timer); > }
Yup, that's the one, thanks George. Obvious though it is, I'll hold off on forwarding this Linuswards until Gerd has had a chance to test it. Or did you run Gerd's test app? - 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/