Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Use force_sig when handling address errors.

[Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>]

On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 12:49:47PM -0700, David Daney wrote:

> When init is started it is SIGNAL_UNKILLABLE.  If it were to get an
> address error, we would try to send it SIGBUS, but it would be ignored
> and the faulting instruction restarted.  This results in an endless
> loop.
> 
> We need to use force_sig() instead so it will actually die and give us
> some useful information.
> 
> Reported-by: Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Daney <ddaney@caviumnetworks.com>

Thanks!  Will apply.

  Ralf