linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] smbfs: Remove unnecessary allow

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Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:47:42 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	<containers@...ts.osdl.org>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] smbfs: Remove unnecessary allow_signal

On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:59:03 -0600
"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com> wrote:

> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> ---
>  fs/smbfs/smbiod.c |    2 --
>  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/smbfs/smbiod.c b/fs/smbfs/smbiod.c
> index 3e61b44..67176af 100644
> --- a/fs/smbfs/smbiod.c
> +++ b/fs/smbfs/smbiod.c
> @@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ out:
>   */
>  static int smbiod(void *unused)
>  {
> -	allow_signal(SIGKILL);
> -
>  	VERBOSE("SMB Kernel thread starting (%d) ...\n", current->pid);
>  

Why is it unnecessary?  afaict we can presently terminate smbiod
with a SIGKILL, and this change will alter (ie: break) that behaviour?
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