---

yaml
---
r: 123242
b: refs/heads/master
c: 8187926
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 899921025b406a71a8aeb2d7855658ea0cf0ed23
+refs/heads/master: 8187926bdae98648db24db3391c4efd21ec669b1

trunk/fs/exec.c

@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	struct signal_struct *sig = tsk->signal;
 	struct sighand_struct *oldsighand = tsk->sighand;
 	spinlock_t *lock = &oldsighand->siglock;
-	struct task_struct *leader = NULL;
 	int count;
 
 	if (thread_group_empty(tsk))
@@ -810,7 +809,7 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	 * and to assume its PID:
 	 */
 	if (!thread_group_leader(tsk)) {
-		leader = tsk->group_leader;
+		struct task_struct *leader = tsk->group_leader;
 
 		sig->notify_count = -1;	/* for exit_notify() */
 		for (;;) {
@@ -862,8 +861,9 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 		BUG_ON(leader->exit_state != EXIT_ZOMBIE);
 		leader->exit_state = EXIT_DEAD;
-
 		write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
+
+		release_task(leader);
 	}
 
 	sig->group_exit_task = NULL;
@@ -872,8 +872,6 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 no_thread_group:
 	exit_itimers(sig);
 	flush_itimer_signals();
-	if (leader)
-		release_task(leader);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&oldsighand->count) != 1) {
 		struct sighand_struct *newsighand;