[PATCH] oom_kill() race?

From: Andres Salomon (dilinger@mp3revolution.net)
Date: Mon Jan 14 2002 - 00:37:08 EST

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In oom_kill(), is there any chance the task_struct can be unmapped
between being returned from select_bad_process() (where the tasklist
is locked) and where it walks the tasklist again, looking for threads?

If so, the following patch (against 2.4.17) will clean that up; if not,
ignore this.

-- "I think a lot of the basis of the open source movement comes from procrastinating students..." -- Andrew Tridgell <http://www.linux-mag.com/2001-07/tridgell_04.html>

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