linux-kernel - [PATCH] kcdrwd: remove unneeded flush

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:23:04 +0400
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Peter Osterlund <petero2@...ia.com>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] kcdrwd: remove unneeded flush_signals() call

kcdrwd() is a kernel thread, all signals are ignored.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>

--- sig/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c~2_pktcdvd	2007-05-21 13:42:39.000000000 +0400
+++ sig/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c	2007-06-14 20:21:35.000000000 +0400
@@ -1653,9 +1653,6 @@ static int kcdrwd(void *foobar)
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (signal_pending(current)) {
-				flush_signals(current);
-			}
 			if (kthread_should_stop())
 				break;
 		}

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