Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S271704AbTHKJoS (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Aug 2003 05:44:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S272325AbTHKJoS (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Aug 2003 05:44:18 -0400 Received: from trappist.elis.UGent.be ([157.193.204.1]:22439 "EHLO trappist.elis.UGent.be") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S271704AbTHKJoR (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Aug 2003 05:44:17 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] get/put_task_struct From: Frank Cornelis To: linux-kernel Cc: Frank Cornelis Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-11) Date: 11 Aug 2003 11:44:01 +0200 Message-Id: <1060595041.1602.3.camel@tom> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 790 Lines: 27 Hi, In order to be able to safely manipulate a task_struct (!= current) from within a module one should use get/put_task_struct. This is currently not possible because __put_task_struct is not exported. Next patch solves this issue. Please apply. Frank. --- linux-2.6.0-test3.orig/kernel/ksyms.c 2003-08-09 06:31:15.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.0-test3/kernel/ksyms.c 2003-08-11 11:03:40.000000000 +0200 @@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ #if !defined(__ia64__) EXPORT_SYMBOL(loops_per_jiffy); #endif +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__put_task_struct); /* misc */ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/