1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/kernel/proc.c b/src/kernel/proc.c
index b9f96c8..17af0cd 100644
--- a/src/kernel/proc.c
+++ b/src/kernel/proc.c
@@ -103,10 +103,15 @@ handle_t process_find_handle(struct process *proc) {
 	return handle;
 }
 
+void process_kill(struct process *proc, int ret) {
+	proc->state = PS_DEAD;
+	proc->death_msg = ret;
+	process_try2collect(proc);
+}
+
 int process_try2collect(struct process *dead) {
 	struct process *parent = dead->parent;
-	int len, ret;
-	bool res;
+	int ret;
 
 	assert(dead->state == PS_DEAD);
 
@@ -115,16 +120,12 @@ int process_try2collect(struct process *dead) {
 			dead->state = PS_DEADER;
 			parent->state = PS_RUNNING;
 
-			len = min(parent->death_msg.len, dead->death_msg.len);
-			res = virt_cpy(
-					parent->pages, parent->death_msg.buf,
-					dead->pages, dead->death_msg.buf, len);
-
-			ret = res ? len : 0;
+			ret = dead->death_msg;
 			regs_savereturn(&parent->regs, ret);
 			return ret;
 
 		default:
-			return -1;
+			return -1; // this return value isn't used anywhere
+			           // TODO enforce that, somehow? idk
 	}
 }