linux-kernel - Re: Processes hang in an unkillable state

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Message-ID: <BANLkTinzz5TuGPAMVY39V3D0x+PgKr7eGg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:18:41 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Robert Święcki <robert@...ecki.net>
Cc:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: Processes hang in an unkillable state

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Robert Święcki <robert@...ecki.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Linus Torvalds
> <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Robert Święcki <robert@...ecki.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Compiling now with CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_SIZE and vma dump code. Will
>>> probably post some results tomorrow.
>>
>> .. and if you've added my patch to the stack growth case, hopefully
>> there won't _be_ any results ;)
>
> I can, depending in whether you'd like to see vma dump results for
> this case or not. Let me know, it's still cooooompiling :).

Please do add it. Since it can take a long time to trigger, it's best
to just try to fix this issue asap. If it never triggers, and we don't
see any vma dumps, I won't cry.

                          Linus
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