linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] CRED: Fix __task_cred()'s lockdep check and banner comment

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Date:	Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:22:37 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>,
	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] CRED: Fix __task_cred()'s lockdep check and banner comment

Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> wrote:

> > > I must admit, at first glance changing check_kill_permission() to take
> > > rcu lock looks better to me.
> >
> > I think group_send_sig_info() would be better.  The only other caller of
> > c_k_p() already has to hold the RCU read lock for other reasons.
> >
> > How about the attached patch then?
> 
> Agreed, the patch looks fine to me.

Can I take that as an Acked-by?

David
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