linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/4] make vfork() killable

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Message-ID: <20120216172626.GA30393@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:26:26 +0100
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	apw@...onical.com, arjan@...ux.intel.com, fhrbata@...hat.com,
	john.johansen@...onical.com, penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp,
	rientjes@...gle.com, rusty@...tcorp.com.au, tj@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 0/4] make vfork() killable

On 02/16, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> Btw, there is another example of "unbounded" sleep in UNINTERRUPTIBLE,
> vfork. I already have the patches, will send today.

Make vfork() killable, please apply.

These patches are old (Aug 2011), they spent a lot of time in linux-next
without any problem. Linus participated in the discussion, iiuc he has
no objections.

The next step is make vfork() stoppable/traceable.

Oleg.

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