zombie threads after gdb

[horape@tinuviel.compendium.net.ar]

Hola!

> > I'm working in a heavy multithreaded program, and after running it under gdb,
> > any threaded program that i run is unable of joining threads.

> > It seems that is a known problem (i've found several references to it
> > googling), but i couldn't find any solution or workaround.

> > I'm running linux 2.4.18.

> The patch was posted to this list about a year ago, by Mark Kettenis. 
> It never made it into the kernel.

I've applied (by hand) the patch available at http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2000-12/msg00057.html
to linux 2.4.18 with no luck.

Some idea on what could i do?

Saludos,
					HoraPe
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