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Date:   Tue, 30 May 2023 19:55:03 +0200
From:   Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
To:     Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] fork, vhost: Use CLONE_THREAD to fix freezer/ps
 regression
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On 05/30, Christian Brauner wrote:
>
> On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 01:19:39PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> >
> > If we want CLONE_THREAD, I think vhost_worker() should exit after get_signal()
> > returns SIGKILL. Perhaps it should "disable" vhost_work_queue() somehow and
>
> Yes, and that's what I proposed at the beginning of this tread.

Yes. And you know, I misunderstood you even if I had the same feeling from the
very beginning too (except I wasn't and still not sure CLONE_THREAD is a good
idea). Because... OK, I think it doesn't matter now ;)

Mike, Eric, et al.

I'll try to (at least) read your emails tomorrow. Another day spent on redhat
bugzillas.

Oleg.