1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index e9e699f4b1bd..0e862d3130ff 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1326,9 +1326,11 @@ static inline void __wake_up_parent(struct task_struct *p,
 /*
  * Let a parent know about the death of a child.
  * For a stopped/continued status change, use do_notify_parent_cldstop instead.
+ *
+ * Returns -1 if our parent ignored us and so we've switched to
+ * self-reaping, or else @sig.
  */
-
-void do_notify_parent(struct task_struct *tsk, int sig)
+int do_notify_parent(struct task_struct *tsk, int sig)
 {
         struct siginfo info;
         unsigned long flags;
@@ -1399,12 +1401,14 @@ void do_notify_parent(struct task_struct *tsk, int sig)
                  */
                 tsk->exit_signal = -1;
                 if (psig->action[SIGCHLD-1].sa.sa_handler == SIG_IGN)
-                        sig = 0;
+                        sig = -1;
         }
         if (valid_signal(sig) && sig > 0)
                 __group_send_sig_info(sig, &info, tsk->parent);
         __wake_up_parent(tsk, tsk->parent);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&psig->siglock, flags);
+
+        return sig;
 }
 
 static void do_notify_parent_cldstop(struct task_struct *tsk, int why)