Re: [PATCH] show_task() and thread_saved_pc() fix for x86

From: Richard Henderson (rth@redhat.com)
Date: Sun Nov 12 2000 - 05:04:45 EST


On Sat, Nov 11, 2000 at 02:06:34PM +0100, Ralf Baechle wrote:
> Reminds me that the Alpha implementation of get_wchan() looks to me like
> it doesn't handle all cases of schedule() being called from another
> scheduler function correctly.

Certainly not -- it's impossible.

> I'd really like to see a wchan field in task_struct to avoid
> get_wchan breaking every once in a while.

Indeed.

r~
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