RE: Sock_recvmsg() blocks and is not killable

["Jitesh Shah" <jitesh.shah@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

 

I am using the "kill_proc" function to kill the thread. This is called from the main thread, which had created this process. If you can please go to the first posting, the entire code is listed there.

 

void stop_client(void)
{
If(g_pid != -1)
{

lock_kernel();
killproc(g_pid, SIGKILL, 1);

unlock_kernel();
}
}

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From: Adil Mujeeb [mailto:mujeeb.adil@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 2:11 PM
To: Jitesh Shah
Cc: kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Sock_recvmsg() blocks and is not killable

On 1/27/06, Jitesh Shah <jitesh.shah@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Adil,

 

Thanks for your response. The problem is not what you might be thinking. The problem is that the recv function is itself blocked till a valid packet is received. The recv function doesnt exit until a valid packet is received. The condition when a packet of size less than equal zero byte is received simply doesnt occur.

 

I dunno if it helps to add that I am using linux kernel 2.4.19.

 

Regards

 

 

Could You please tell me how you are trying to kill this thread?

 

Rgds,

Adil