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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 15:55:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
To: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
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Subject: Re: Patch: linux-2.5.8-pre1/kernel/exit.c change caused BUG() at
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On 4 Apr 2002, Robert Love wrote:
> 
> Hm, how so?  I contend not to rudely set the task state but instead mark
> the task as "preempted" in preempt_schedule and handle this case in
> schedule.

Ahh, I misunderstood - I thought you meant setting the bit when setting 
current->state.

Fair enough. Send me a patch to look at.

		Linus

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