kern/72979: unkillable process(es) stuck in `STOP' state

[Mikhail Teterin]

The following reply was made to PR kern/72979; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Mikhail Teterin <mi+kde at aldan.algebra.com>
To: Ken Smith <kensmith at cse.buffalo.edu>
Cc: David Xu <davidxu at freebsd.org>,
	Mikhail Teterin <mi+mx at aldan.algebra.com>,
	Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock at gmx.net>, re at freebsd.org,
	davidxu at t2t2.com, davidxu at viatech.com.cn,
	freebsd-gnats-submit at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: kern/72979: unkillable process(es) stuck in `STOP' state
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:58:44 -0400

 On Tuesday 26 October 2004 10:53 pm, Ken Smith wrote:
  
 =  % gdb prog # can be anything
 =  gdb> break main
 =  gdb> run
 =  gdb> ^Z
 =  % ps
 =  % kill <pid of gdb>
 = 
 = Process for prog will be left behind and can't be killed. With David's
 = patch process for prog dies along with gdb.
 
 Should not just the gdb be killed in the above scenario -- without the
 explicit killing of prog?
 
 Or does killing the tracer always imply killing the tracee? Thanks!
 
  -mi