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vic <zandy@cs.wisc.edu> writes:

> Now I see the problem with PTRACE_KILL.  Thanks for the example.
> 
> I'm looking into it.  I need to justify the quoted portion of the
> patch or find a better way to get its effect.
> 
> In the meantime, the problem could be fixed by changing the
> PTRACE_KILL implementation to call send_sig instead of setting
> exit_code.  How does that strike people?

PTRACE_SYSCALL, PTRACE_CONT, and PTRACE_SINGLESTEP can't send a signal
by the same reason. Please read the do_signal().
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OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp>