Subject: Re: 2.4.0-test1 linux/sched.h

From: Paul Mackerras <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 12:26:14 +1000 (EST)

[email-masked] writes:

> Anyone notice that on
>
> 2.4.0-test1-ac18 that sched.h was changed to remove
>
> #define PF_PTRACED 0x00000010
> #define PF_TRACESYS 0x00000020

Yes, this was part of a fix for a race condition in accessing the
tsk->flags field.  Initially only ix86 was updated with the necessary
changes but I have since sent in a patch to Alan and it should be
fixed in the latest -ac version.

Paul.

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