> Can you elaborate on an example? I don't see how this can happen > reading a maps file. And it does not read maps for all threads only > thread group leaders.
This is with a stress test case that generates lots of small mappings at very high speed and frees them again. So the maps file keeps changing faster than the proc reader can keep it and it can end up with a live lock. -Andi -- a...@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/