Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 11:36 AM Eric W. Biederman > <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Instead test SIGNAL_GROUP_COREDUMP in signal_group_exit(). > > You say "instead", but the patch itself doesn't agree: > >> static inline int signal_group_exit(const struct signal_struct *sig) >> { >> - return (sig->flags & SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT) || >> + return (sig->flags & (SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT | SIGNAL_GROUP_COREDUMP)) || >> (sig->group_exit_task != NULL); >> } > > it does it _in_addition_to_. Hmm. I think I can change that line to: >> Instead add a test for SIGNAL_GROUP_COREDUMP in signal_group_exit(). Does that read better? > I think the whole test for "sig->group_exit_task != NULL" should be > removed for this commit to make sense. The code change is designed not to have a behavioral change in signal_group_exit(). As de_thread also sets sig->group_exit_task the test for sig->group_exit_task needs to remain in signal_group_exit() for the behavior of signal_group_exit() to remain unchanged. Why do you think the test sig->group_exit_task != NULL should be removed for the commit to make sense? Eric