We already depend on fact that all sub-threads have ->exit_signal == -1, no need to set it in zap_other_threads().
Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- 2.6.21-rc5-mm4/kernel/signal.c~zat 2007-04-07 20:11:14.000000000 +0400 +++ 2.6.21-rc5-mm4/kernel/signal.c 2007-04-08 22:09:20.000000000 +0400 @@ -1163,17 +1163,6 @@ void zap_other_threads(struct task_struc if (t->exit_state) continue; - /* - * We don't want to notify the parent, since we are - * killed as part of a thread group due to another - * thread doing an execve() or similar. So set the - * exit signal to -1 to allow immediate reaping of - * the process. But don't detach the thread group - * leader. - */ - if (t != p->group_leader) - t->exit_signal = -1; - /* SIGKILL will be handled before any pending SIGSTOP */ sigaddset(&t->pending.signal, SIGKILL); signal_wake_up(t, 1); - 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/