linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH -mm 2/3] freezer: Introduce freezer

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Message-ID: <20070423225535.GB659@tv-sign.ru>
Date:	Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:55:35 +0400
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, ego@...ibm.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, vatsa@...ibm.com, paulmck@...ibm.com,
	pavel@....cz
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH -mm 2/3] freezer: Introduce freezer_flags

On 04/24, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>
> Should I clear it in dup_task_struct() or is there a better place?

I personally think we should do this in dup_task_struct(). In fact, I believe
it is better to replace the

	*tsk = *orig;

with some helper (like setup_thread_stack() below), and that helper clears
->freezer_flags. Say, copy_task_struct().

Oleg.

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