arch/i386/kernel/signals.c: recalc_sigpending without spinlock

[Richard Henderson]

On Thu, Jan 20, 2000 at 03:05:19PM +0100, Manfred Spraul wrote:
> I think there is an error in do_signal():
> 
>        default:
>             lock_kernel();
>             sigaddset(&current->signal, signr);
>             recalc_sigpending(current);
>             current->flags |= PF_SIGNALED;
>             do_exit(exit_code);
>             /* NOTREACHED */
>       }
> 
> I haven't checked the details of the signal delivery, but it seems that
> the lock_kernel() is superflous...

At least at one time do_exit required the Big Kernel Lock.


r~

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