Re: Patch: linux-2.5.8-pre1/kernel/exit.c change caused BUG() at boot time

From: Dave Hansen (haveblue@us.ibm.com)
Date: Thu Apr 04 2002 - 14:41:46 EST

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Robert Love wrote:
> tsk->exit_code = code;
> exit_notify();
> + preempt_enable_no_resched();
* PREEMPT HERE *
> schedule();
> BUG();

Isn't there still a race here? A preempt CAN happen after you reenable,
right? Admittedly, its a small window, but it _is_ a window.

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