exit: kill the pointless __exit_signal()->clear_tsk_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING)

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It predates the git history and most probably it was never needed. It
doesn't really hurt, but it looks confusing because its purpose is not
clear at all.

release_task(p) is called when this task has already passed exit_notify()
so signal_pending(p) == T shouldn't make any difference.

And even _if_ there were a subtle reason to clear TIF_SIGPENDING after
exit_notify(), this clear_tsk_thread_flag() can't help anyway.  If the
exiting task is a group leader or if it is ptraced, release_task() will
be likely called when this task has already done its last schedule() from
do_task_dead().

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250206152334.GB14620@redhat.com
Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>

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Oleg Nesterov 2025-02-06 16:23:34 +01:00 • committed by Christian Brauner

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