linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] [2.6.29] epoll: fix for epoll_wait sometimes returning events on closed fds

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Date:	Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:52:35 -0500
From:	Tony Battersby <tonyb@...ernetics.com>
To:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>
Cc:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] [2.6.29] epoll: fix for epoll_wait sometimes returning
 events on closed fds

Davide Libenzi wrote:
> No. Like it has been explained, MT applications can report events for 
> closed files anyway. It is a matter of where the close() happen in time 
> (pretty easy to figure out if you make a time/thread chart).
> As for the other patches, some could be applied, but I didn't look at them 
> deeply and I need time to review them. Will take time to review them 
> tomorrow or the day after.
>
>
>
> - Davide
>
>
>
>   

OK then.  Not the answer I wanted, but that's life.  Good news for
everyone else though - there is no need to remake the patches already in
-mm.  So please ignore the patches marked [2.6.29] and use the patches
marked [-mm] instead (excluding patch #1, which has now been rejected).

Tony

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