Re: is reparent_to_init a good thing to do?
Pete Zaitcev (zaitcev@redhat.com)
Tue, 9 Oct 2001 14:46:19 -0400
> Right now, it's probably the case that nfsd threads will turn
> into zombies when they terminate, *if* their parent is still
> running. But of course, most kernel threads are parented
> by very short-lived userspace applications, so nobody has
> ever noticed.
Oh, this is how khubd zombies get about. Now I see...
-- Pete
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