Hi,
> zap_other_threads() requires tasklist_lock.
>
> If we're going to do this then we should probably create some new function
> (with a better name) which takes tasklsit_lock and then calls
> zap_other_threads().
>
> Does this patch fix any observed-in-the-real-world problem? If so, please
> describe it.
Yeah we have had complaints where threaded apps have only one thread
shot down instead of the entire process. This leaves the application in
a bad state, whereas if it had been killed cleanly the application could
have restarted.
My understanding is that fatal signals should kill all threads in the
group.
Anton
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