The patch titled zap_other_threads: don't optimize thread_group_empty() case has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is zap_other_threads-dont-optimize-thread_group_empty-case.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: zap_other_threads: don't optimize thread_group_empty() case From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Nowadays thread_group_empty() and next_thread() are simple list operations, this optimization doesn't make sense: we are doing exactly same check one line below. Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/signal.c | 3 --- 1 files changed, 3 deletions(-) diff -puN kernel/signal.c~zap_other_threads-dont-optimize-thread_group_empty-case kernel/signal.c --- a/kernel/signal.c~zap_other_threads-dont-optimize-thread_group_empty-case +++ a/kernel/signal.c @@ -976,9 +976,6 @@ void zap_other_threads(struct task_struc p->signal->flags = SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT; p->signal->group_stop_count = 0; - if (thread_group_empty(p)) - return; - for (t = next_thread(p); t != p; t = next_thread(t)) { /* * Don't bother with already dead threads _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@xxxxxxxxxx are fix-theoretical-ccids_readwrite_lock-race.patch i386-remove-unnecessary-code.patch clone-flag-clone_parent_tidptr-leaves-invalid-results-in-memory.patch do_sys_poll-simplify-playing-with-on-stack-data.patch do_sys_poll-simplify-playing-with-on-stack-data-fix.patch do_poll-return-eintr-when-signalled.patch pi-futex-set-pf_exiting-without-taking-pi_lock.patch do_sigaction-remove-now-unneeded-recalc_sigpending.patch handle-the-multi-threaded-inits-exit-properly.patch wait_task_zombie-remove-unneeded-child-signal-check.patch wait_task_zombie-fix-2-3-races-vs-forget_original_parent.patch exit_notify-dont-take-tasklist-for-tif_sigpending-re-targeting.patch zap_other_threads-dont-optimize-thread_group_empty-case.patch cpu-hotplug-slab-cleanup-cpuup_callback.patch cpu-hotplug-slab-fix-memory-leak-in-cpu-hotplug-error-path.patch cpu-hotplug-cpu-deliver-cpu_up_canceled-only-to-notify_oked-callbacks-with-cpu_up_prepare.patch cpu-hotplug-topology-remove-topology_dev_map.patch cpu-hotplug-thermal_throttle-fix-cpu-hotplug-error-handling.patch cpu-hotplug-msr-fix-cpu-hotplug-error-handling.patch cpu-hotplug-cpuid-fix-cpu-hotplug-error-handling.patch cpu-hotplug-mce-fix-cpu-hotplug-error-handling.patch cpu-hotplug-intel_cacheinfo-fix-cpu-hotplug-error-handling.patch cpu-hotplug-intel_cacheinfo-fix-cpu-hotplug-error-handling-fix-a-section-mismatch-warning.patch workqueue-debug-flushing-deadlocks-with-lockdep.patch workqueue-debug-work-related-deadlocks-with-lockdep.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