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Date:      Tue, 06 Mar 2001 19:04:23 -0800 (PST)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   HEADSUP: Kernel b0rked for a little while..
Message-ID:  <XFMail.010306190423.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <200103070259.f272xt371041@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On 07-Mar-01 John Baldwin wrote:
> jhb         2001/03/06 18:59:54 PST
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/kern             kern_sig.c 
>   Log:
>   - Proc locking.  Most of signal handling is now MP safe and doesn't require
>     Giant.  The only exception is the CANSIGNAL() macro.  Unlocking the proc
>     lock around sendsig() in trapsignal() is also questionable.  Note that
>     the functions sigexit(), psignal(), and issignal() must be called with
>     the proc lock of the process in question held.  postsig() and
>     trapsignal() should not be called with the proc lock held, but they
>     also do not require Giant anymore either.
>   - Remove spl's that are now no longer needed as they are fully replaced.
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.110     +163 -71   src/sys/kern/kern_sig.c

Until I finish committing all the changes to lock the process when calling
psignal() and sigexit(), a kernel with INVARIANTS will panic.  I'll send
another message when I'm done.

-- 

John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/
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