# Re: \[PATCH 07/18\] mm, proc: make clear\_refs killable

- From: Michal Hocko \<mhocko@kernel.org\>
- Date: 2016-02-29 18:02:07 
- List: linux-arch
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arch/2016/02/4697184
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-mm/2016/02/4696944/t.md

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On Mon 29-02-16 18:58:17, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 02/29, Michal Hocko wrote:
> >
> > On Mon 29-02-16 18:38:45, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > 
> > > In this case you do not need put_task_struct().
> > 
> > Why not? Both are after get_proc_task which takes a reference to the
> > task...
> 
> Yes, but we already have put_task_struct(task) in the "out_mm" path, so
> "goto out_mm" should work just fine?

OK, got what you mean now. That's what I did and is on the way. I just
thought you mean that put_task_struct is implicit for other reason.

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

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