linux-kernel - Re: [Patch v4 1/2] freezer: check OOM kill while being frozen

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Message-ID: <20140908222253.GB3806@mtj.dyndns.org>
Date:	Tue, 9 Sep 2014 07:22:53 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc:	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch v4 1/2] freezer: check OOM kill while being frozen

On Mon, Sep 08, 2014 at 11:53:34PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> But please tell me this: If TIF_MEMDIE is set and we thaw the process,
> can it do *anything* before dying or will it die immediately?

The task could be in freezer from anywhere and there's no limit in
what the task may do before it eventually dies.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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