RE: [BUG?] 2.6.x (2.6.13) - new signals not being delivered to aterminating (PF_EXITING) process.

> Do you know if there was any particular reason why it was changed that
> signals can't be delivered to an exiting process in 2.6?
> Was there maybe some sort of race, and this was the best way to resolve
> it?

I have no idea. It may be a change due to the threaded signal support.
Ask whoever hacked up the signal code last I guess.

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