The patch titled kcdrwd: remove unneeded flush_signals() call has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is kcdrwd-remove-unneeded-flush_signals-call.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: kcdrwd: remove unneeded flush_signals() call From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> kcdrwd() is a kernel thread, all signals are ignored. Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Peter Osterlund <petero2@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/block/pktcdvd.c | 3 --- 1 files changed, 3 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/block/pktcdvd.c~kcdrwd-remove-unneeded-flush_signals-call drivers/block/pktcdvd.c --- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c~kcdrwd-remove-unneeded-flush_signals-call +++ a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c @@ -1652,9 +1652,6 @@ static int kcdrwd(void *foobar) } } - if (signal_pending(current)) { - flush_signals(current); - } if (kthread_should_stop()) break; } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@xxxxxxxxxx are avoid-spurious-pollin-returns-in-signalfd.patch w1_therm_read_bin-suspicious-usage-of-flush_signals.patch libata-core-convert-to-use-cancel_rearming_delayed_work.patch freezer-make-kernel-threads-nonfreezable-by-default.patch freezer-make-kernel-threads-nonfreezable-by-default-fix.patch freezer-make-kernel-threads-nonfreezable-by-default-fix-fix.patch freezer-make-kernel-threads-nonfreezable-by-default-fix-2.patch freezer-run-show_state-when-freezing-times-out.patch hibernation-prepare-to-enter-the-low-power-state.patch freezer-avoid-freezing-kernel-threads-prematurely.patch freezer-use-__set_current_state-in-refrigerator.patch freezer-return-int-from-freeze_processes.patch freezer-remove-redundant-check-in-try_to_freeze_tasks.patch pm-prevent-frozen-user-mode-helpers-from-failing-the-freezing-of-tasks-rev-2.patch add-generic-exit-time-stack-depth-checking-to-config_debug_stack_usage.patch add-generic-exit-time-stack-depth-checking-to-config_debug_stack_usage-fix.patch clone-flag-clone_parent_tidptr-leaves-invalid-results-in-memory.patch use-write_trylock_irqsave-in-ptrace_attach.patch fix-stop_machine_run-problem-with-naughty-real-time-process.patch cpu-hotplug-fix-ksoftirqd-termination-on-cpu-hotplug-with-naughty-realtime-process.patch cpu-hotplug-fix-ksoftirqd-termination-on-cpu-hotplug-with-naughty-realtime-process-fix.patch percpu_counters-use-cpu-notifiers.patch percpu_counters-use-for_each_online_cpu.patch mm-fix-create_new_namespaces-return-value.patch adb_probe_task-remove-unneeded-flush_signals-call.patch kcdrwd-remove-unneeded-flush_signals-call.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