task_lock in 2.3.99pre7-8

From: Andi Kleen (ak@muc.de)
Date: Tue May 09 2000 - 06:06:49 EST

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pre7-8 turns the task_lock into a spinlock and grabs it above
__exit_files in do/exit.c. __exit_files can sleep and runs
inside the spinlock.

Is this a bug or I am missing something ?

-Andi

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