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

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Date:	Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:26:02 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
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: Re: [PATCH 0/4] make vfork() killable

On Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:26:26 +0100
Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> wrote:

> 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.

hum.  Via which tree did they get into linux-next and why did they not
get any further?

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