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pidns: remove now unused kill_proc function
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pidns-remove-now-unused-kill_proc-function.patch
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Subject: pidns: remove now unused kill_proc function
From: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@xxxxxxxxxx>
This function operated on a pid_t to kill a task, which is no longer valid
in a containerized system.
It has finally lost all its users and we can safely remove it from the
tree.
Signed-off-by: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/sched.h | 1 -
kernel/signal.c | 12 ------------
2 files changed, 13 deletions(-)
diff -puN include/linux/sched.h~pidns-remove-now-unused-kill_proc-function include/linux/sched.h
--- a/include/linux/sched.h~pidns-remove-now-unused-kill_proc-function
+++ a/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1769,7 +1769,6 @@ extern void force_sig(int, struct task_s
extern void force_sig_specific(int, struct task_struct *);
extern int send_sig(int, struct task_struct *, int);
extern void zap_other_threads(struct task_struct *p);
-extern int kill_proc(pid_t, int, int);
extern struct sigqueue *sigqueue_alloc(void);
extern void sigqueue_free(struct sigqueue *);
extern int send_sigqueue(struct sigqueue *, struct task_struct *, int group);
diff -puN kernel/signal.c~pidns-remove-now-unused-kill_proc-function kernel/signal.c
--- a/kernel/signal.c~pidns-remove-now-unused-kill_proc-function
+++ a/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1228,17 +1228,6 @@ int kill_pid(struct pid *pid, int sig, i
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kill_pid);
-int
-kill_proc(pid_t pid, int sig, int priv)
-{
- int ret;
-
- rcu_read_lock();
- ret = kill_pid_info(sig, __si_special(priv), find_pid(pid));
- rcu_read_unlock();
- return ret;
-}
-
/*
* These functions support sending signals using preallocated sigqueue
* structures. This is needed "because realtime applications cannot
@@ -1908,7 +1897,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(recalc_sigpending);
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dequeue_signal);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_signals);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(force_sig);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kill_proc);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptrace_notify);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(send_sig);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(send_sig_info);
_
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mark-res_counter_charge_locked-with-__must_check.patch
cgroup-files-clean-up-whitespace-in-struct-cftype.patch
cgroup-files-add-write_string-cgroup-control-file-method.patch
cgroup-files-move-the-release_agent-file-to-use-typed-handlers.patch
cgroup-files-move-notify_on_release-file-to-separate-write-handler.patch
cgroup-files-turn-attach_task_by_pid-directly-into-a-cgroup-write-handler.patch
cgroup-files-remove-cpuset_common_file_write.patch
cgroup-files-convert-devcgroup_access_write-into-a-cgroup-write_string-handler.patch
cgroup-files-convert-res_counter_write-to-be-a-cgroups-write_string-handler.patch
memcg-make-global-var-read_mostly.patch
memcg-avoid-unnecessary-initialization.patch
memcg-better-migration-handling.patch
memcg-remove-refcnt-from-page_cgroup.patch
memcg-remove-refcnt-from-page_cgroup-fix.patch
memcg-remove-refcnt-from-page_cgroup-fix-2.patch
memcg-remove-refcnt-from-page_cgroup-fix-memcg-fix-mem_cgroup_end_migration-race.patch
memcg-handle-swap-cache.patch
memcg-handle-swap-cache-fix.patch
memcg-handle-swap-cache-fix-shmem-page-migration-incorrectness-on-memcgroup.patch
memcg-helper-function-for-relcaim-from-shmem.patch
memcg-add-hints-for-branch.patch
memcg-remove-a-redundant-check.patch
memrlimit-add-memrlimit-controller-documentation.patch
memrlimit-setup-the-memrlimit-controller.patch
memrlimit-cgroup-mm-owner-callback-changes-to-add-task-info.patch
memrlimit-add-memrlimit-controller-accounting-and-control.patch
memrlimit-improve-error-handling.patch
memrlimit-handle-attach_task-failure-add-can_attach-callback.patch
sysctl-allow-override-of-proc-sys-net-with-cap_net_admin.patch
pidns-remove-now-unused-kill_proc-function.patch
pidns-remove-now-unused-find_pid-function.patch
pidns-remove-find_task_by_pid-unused-for-a-long-time.patch
bsdacct-rename-acct_blbls-to-bsd_acct_struct.patch
pidns-use-kzalloc-when-allocating-new-pid_namespace-struct.patch
pidns-add-the-struct-bsd_acct_struct-pointer-on-pid_namespace-struct.patch
bsdacct-truthify-a-comment-near-acct_process.patch
bsdacct-make-check-timer-accept-a-bsd_acct_struct-argument.patch
bsdacct-turn-the-acct_lock-from-on-the-struct-to-global.patch
bsdacct-make-internal-code-work-with-passed-bsd_acct_struct-not-global.patch
bsdacct-switch-from-global-bsd_acct_struct-instance-to-per-pidns-one.patch
bsdacct-turn-acct-off-for-all-pidns-s-on-umount-time.patch
bsdacct-account-dying-tasks-in-all-relevant-namespaces.patch
bsdacct-stir-up-comments-around-acct_process.patch
reiser4.patch
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