linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] ia64: ptrace_attach_sync_user_rbs: use ->sighand instead of ->signal to check the task is alive

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Date:	Wed,  4 Feb 2009 19:15:28 -0800 (PST)
From:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@...el.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	"Zhang, Yanmin" <yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ia64: ptrace_attach_sync_user_rbs: use ->sighand
	instead of ->signal to check the task is alive

> Actually, this code doesn't need tasklist_lock and this check at all, it
> should be converted to use lock_task_sighand().

Might as well just do that, it's a harmless enough change.  For other
trivial no-op cleanup while you are there, task_is_stopped() and
task_is_traced() are the norm now.


Thanks,
Roland
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