linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] exit: PR_SET_ANCHOR for marking processes as reapers for child processes

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Message-ID: <ac3eb2511002110221r61c7e5f4ieb21181197e6434@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:21:19 +0100
From:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
To:	Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
Cc:	Lennart Poettering <mzxreary@...inter.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] exit: PR_SET_ANCHOR for marking processes as reapers for 
	child processes

On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 10:54, Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com> wrote:
>> Also, on a side note: code that checks if its parent process died most
>> likely should rewritten to use PR_DEATHSIG or something like that
>> anyway, so that it is notified about the parent dying instead of
>> polling for it manually.
>>
>
> I agree, but this is not a reason for you to break the compatiblity.

Any substantial comments instead?

Thanks,
Kay
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