linux-kernel - Re: Advice on debuging the fork syscall hanging forever

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Date:	Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:05:09 -0300
From:	"Miguel Freitas" <mfreitas@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Advice on debuging the fork syscall hanging forever

On 4/25/07, Miguel Freitas <mfreitas@...il.com> wrote:
> hey, could it be that this -513 is actually -ERESTARTNOINTR?

if so, that would be a good explanation why it hangs.

- copy_process() checks for pending signals, then set retval =
-ERESTARTNOINTR and returns.

- handle_signal has the following code:

                        case -ERESTARTNOINTR:
                                regs->rax = regs->orig_rax;
                                regs->rip -= 2;
                                break;

looks like it will keep trying to reenter the syscall forever,
subtracting 2 from ip will restart the syscall. by some reason the
signal is never really handled.

Miguel
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