Re: [PATCH] mm,oom: make oom_killer_disable() killable.

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On Sun, 24 Jan 2016, Tetsuo Handa wrote:

> While oom_killer_disable() is called by freeze_processes() after all user
> threads except the current thread are frozen, it is possible that kernel
> threads invoke the OOM killer and sends SIGKILL to the current thread due
> to sharing the thawed victim's memory. Therefore, checking for SIGKILL is
> preferable than TIF_MEMDIE.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx>

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