linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] coredump: always kill the task no matter what

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Date:	Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:04:28 -0400
From:	Jerome Glisse <j.glisse@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	roland@...hat.com, Jerome Glisse <jglisse@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] coredump: always kill the task no matter what

On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 3:07 PM,  <j.glisse@...il.com> wrote:
> From: Jerome Glisse <jglisse@...hat.com>
>
> If do_coredump fails for any reason make sure that the task
> is actualy wakeup and properly kill otherwise we endup with
> zombies task.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jerome Glisse <jglisse@...hat.com>
> ---
>  fs/coredump.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
> index fd37fac..4b61468 100644
> --- a/fs/coredump.c
> +++ b/fs/coredump.c
> @@ -643,11 +643,11 @@ fail_dropcount:
>  fail_unlock:
>         kfree(cn.corename);
>  fail_corename:
> -       coredump_finish(mm);
>         revert_creds(old_cred);
>  fail_creds:
>         put_cred(cred);
>  fail:
> +       coredump_finish(mm);
>         return;
>  }
>
> --
> 1.7.12.1
>

Actually wrong patch, this one does not solve my issue.

Cheers,
Jerome
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