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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:11:05 -0700 From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org> To: "Shirish Pargaonkar" <shirishpargaonkar@...il.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: valid task structure and wake_up_process On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:36:42 -0500 "Shirish Pargaonkar" <shirishpargaonkar@...il.com> wrote: > How do I check whether a task is valid before calling > wake_up_process() with that task structure pointer? Hi, how did you get the pointer you got? That part (the guy who gave you the pointer) should have taken a reference on the task basically, or otherwise locked against the task going away. In giving you advice it would help tremendously if you actually posted your code... -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use arjan@...ux.intel.com For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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