>> Confused. The daemonize() call makes kjournald use init's
>> files:
>
>That's because in daemonize() we have:
>
> exit_files(current);
> current->files = init_task.files; <====
> atomic_inc(¤t->files->count); <====
>
>But why should a kernel-daemon need init's files?
>
>
>
>Some places call both daemonize() _and_ exit_files() which is
>redundant (checking on 2.4.19-pre7-a2):
>
> block/loop.c :: loop_thread()
> usb/storage/usb.c :: usb_stor_control_thread()
Well, I have 2.4.19rc2 and 2.4.19pre1.
I took the line from loop.c :-) that's where it worked.
I found another problem: in scsi_error_handler. see
drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c; I inserted exit_files(current) in line 1862.
Regards,
Phil
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