* Oleg Nesterov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thinking about it I do agree with Linus that two lists sounds like > > the right solution because it ensures we always have O(1) time when > > waiting for a zombie. > > Well. I bet this will be painful, and will uglify the code even more. > > do_wait() has to iterate over 2 lists, __ptrace_unlink() should check > ->exit_state, etc...
no. Two _completely separate_ lists. i.e. a to-be-reaped task will still be on the main list _too_. The main list is for all the PID semantics rules. The reap-list is just for wait4() processing. The two would be completely separate. Ingo - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/