linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] Linux 2.6.25.4 task

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Message-ID: <20080605010626.GB30402@sequoia.sous-sol.org>
Date:	Wed, 4 Jun 2008 18:06:26 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>
Cc:	Thorsten Knabe <linux@...rsten-knabe.de>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] Linux 2.6.25.4 task_struct leak

* Jeff Dike (jdike@...toit.com) wrote:
> Yes, it does.  I don't see the flags causing a leak, though.  What
> might be more likely (although I really have no idea) is ptrace.

Yeah, ptrace was my guess as well, and I was hoping you'd have an idea ;-)

> Possibly a reference is held when it should have been dropped.  This
> might also show up with strace or gdb.
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