The patch titled ____call_usermodehelper: don't flush_signals() has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is ____call_usermodehelper-dont-flush_signals.patch *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: ____call_usermodehelper: don't flush_signals() From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> ____call_usermodehelper() has no reason for flush_signals(). It is a fresh forked process which is going to exec a user-space application or exit on failure. Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/kmod.c | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff -puN kernel/kmod.c~____call_usermodehelper-dont-flush_signals kernel/kmod.c --- a/kernel/kmod.c~____call_usermodehelper-dont-flush_signals +++ a/kernel/kmod.c @@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void /* Unblock all signals and set the session keyring. */ new_session = key_get(sub_info->ring); - flush_signals(current); spin_lock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock); old_session = __install_session_keyring(current, new_session); flush_signal_handlers(current, 1); _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@xxxxxxxxxx are git-cpufreq.patch drivers-media-video-cpia_ppc-dont-use-_work_nar.patch bridge-eliminate-port_check-workqueue.patch git-block.patch adapt-page_lock_anon_vma-to-preempt_rcu.patch smaps-add-clear_refs-file-to-clear-reference-fix.patch fix-refrigerator-vs-thaw_process-race.patch doc-atomic_add_unless-doesnt-imply-mb-on-failure.patch procfs-fix-race-between-proc_readdir-and-remove_proc_entry.patch procfs-fix-race-between-proc_readdir-and-remove_proc_entry-fix.patch clone-flag-clone_parent_tidptr-leaves-invalid-results-in-memory.patch fix-rmmod-read-write-races-in-proc-entries.patch fix-rmmod-read-write-races-in-proc-entries-fix.patch allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid.patch allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid-fix.patch allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid-update.patch freezer-task-exit_state-should-be-treated-as-bolean.patch softlockup-trivial-s-99-max_rt_prio.patch reimplement-flush_workqueue.patch implement-flush_work.patch implement-flush_work-sanity.patch implement-flush_work_keventd.patch flush_workqueue-use-preempt_disable-to-hold-off-cpu-hotplug.patch flush_cpu_workqueue-dont-flush-an-empty-worklist.patch aio-use-flush_work.patch kblockd-use-flush_work.patch relayfs-use-flush_keventd_work.patch tg3-use-flush_keventd_work.patch e1000-use-flush_keventd_work.patch libata-use-flush_work.patch phy-use-flush_work.patch call-cpu_chain-with-cpu_down_failed-if-cpu_down_prepare-failed.patch slab-use-cpu_lock_.patch workqueue-fix-freezeable-workqueues-implementation.patch workqueue-fix-flush_workqueue-vs-cpu_dead-race.patch workqueue-dont-clear-cwq-thread-until-it-exits.patch workqueue-dont-migrate-pending-works-from-the-dead-cpu.patch workqueue-kill-run_scheduled_work.patch workqueue-dont-save-interrupts-in-run_workqueue.patch workqueue-dont-save-interrupts-in-run_workqueue-update-2.patch workqueue-make-cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue-work-on-idle-dwork.patch workqueue-introduce-cpu_singlethread_map.patch workqueue-introduce-workqueue_struct-singlethread.patch workqueue-make-init_workqueues-__init.patch make-queue_delayed_work-friendly-to-flush_fork.patch unify-queue_delayed_work-and-queue_delayed_work_on.patch unify-queue_delayed_work-and-queue_delayed_work_on-fix.patch workqueue-introduce-wq_per_cpu-helper.patch make-cancel_rearming_delayed_work-work-on-any-workqueue-not-just-keventd_wq.patch ipvs-flush-defense_work-before-module-unload.patch workqueue-kill-noautorel-works.patch slab-shutdown-cache_reaper-when-cpu-goes-down.patch unify-flush_work-flush_work_keventd-and-rename-it-to-cancel_work_sync.patch ____call_usermodehelper-dont-flush_signals.patch rework-compat_sys_io_submit.patch fix-aioh-includes.patch fix-access_ok-checks.patch make-good_sigevent-non-static.patch make-good_sigevent-non-static-fix.patch make-__sigqueue_free-and.patch aio-completion-signal-notification.patch aio-completion-signal-notification-fix.patch aio-completion-signal-notification-fixes-and-cleanups.patch aio-completion-signal-notification-small-cleanup.patch add-listio-syscall-support.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html