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SubjectRe: [PATCH 02/37] binder: use group leader instead of open thread
On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 12:01:36PM -0700, Todd Kjos wrote:
> The binder allocator assumes that the thread that
> called binder_open will never die for the lifetime of
> that proc. That thread is normally the group_leader,
> however it may not be. Use the group_leader instead
> of current.
>
> Signed-off-by: Todd Kjos <tkjos@google.com>
> ---
> drivers/android/binder.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

This should be backported to older kernels, right? How far back? Same
for patch 01/37, right?

thanks,

greg k-h

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