linux-kernel - Re: main thread pthread_exit/sys

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Date:	Mon, 2 Feb 2009 07:45:09 +0100
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Kaz Kylheku <kkylheku@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: main thread pthread_exit/sys_exit bug!

Kaz Kylheku wrote:
>
> Basically, if you call pthread_exit from the main thread of a process, and keep
> other threads running, the behavior is ugly.

Yes, known problem.

Please look at

        [RFC,PATCH 3/3] do_wait: fix waiting for stopped group with dead leader
        http://marc.info/?t=119713920000003

I'll try to re-do and re-send this patch this week.

Oleg.

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