linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [RFC] fix missed SIGCONT cases

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0802281711500.3391@jikos.suse.cz>
Date:	Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:13:23 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
cc:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RFC] fix missed SIGCONT cases

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Oleg Nesterov wrote:

> Hmm... Can't we make a simpler patch for the start? See below.
> We can notify the parent earlier, before waking the TASK_STOPPED
> child. This should fix this race, no?

Yes, this looks also like a correct fix to me (haven't tried to run the 
actual test yet, but 'obviously' it should close the race).

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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