Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] exec: Add a exec_update_mutex to replace cred_guard_mutex

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On Mon, Mar 09, 2020 at 02:02:37PM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > On 3/9/20 7:36 PM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Does that sound better?
> >> 
> >
> > almost done.
> 
> I think this text is finally clean.
> 
>     exec: Add exec_update_mutex to replace cred_guard_mutex
>     
>     The cred_guard_mutex is problematic as it is held over possibly
>     indefinite waits for userspace.  The possilbe indefinite waits for

-------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^ possible?


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