Re: git: kernel: Remove an extra p_lock == 0 check

[YONETANI Tomokazu <y0n3t4n1@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 01:37:33PM -0700, Matthew Dillon wrote:
>     I think we need one more addition.  Since p_lock can be acquired during
>     the process removal there need to be a final wait loop after the proc
>     has been removed from all queues, just before the kfree(p).  It will be
>     a very rare case but it definitely can still occur if e.g. the SYSCTL_OUT
>     code blocks on a VM fault or something like that.
> 
>     (untested patch below)

Hi, I've committed that patch after having tested for a few days,
which is long enough to trigger the original panic.  The added wait
loop has never entered during the test, but even if it does in the
longer run, the code shouldn't cause any problem, either.

Best Regards,
YONETANI Tomokazu.