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Description of problem:
When invoked using a process name, killall sometimes leaves a straggler process.
 A kill is never issued on behalf of this process and the process is inherited
by init.



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Large number of processes are created with the same name
2. A killall specifying the process name is issued
3. Since it is not reproduceable every time, I do this in a loop.  
A script is attached that reproduces this behavior

Actual Results:  
One of the processes is left unkilled.  From tracing I can see that a kill is
not issued on its behalf.  The process is inherited by init.



Expected Results:  All processes matching the specified name should be killed.

Additional info:

carmen@cuda killall]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping        : 10
cpu MHz         : 1000.132
cache size      : 256 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips        : 1985.67