linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] prctl: return timerslack through pointer

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Date:	Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:51:00 -0800
From:	"Smith, GeoffX" <geoffx.smith@...el.com>
To:	"Smith, GeoffX" <geoffx.smith@...el.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	"stable@...nel.org" <stable@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] prctl: return timerslack through pointer


On December 22, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> To: Smith, GeoffX
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Arjan van de Ven; stable@...nel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] prctl: return timerslack through pointer
>
> On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:17:15 -0800
> "Smith, GeoffX" <geoffx.smith@...el.com> wrote:
>
>> This patch fixes the semantics of prctl() option PR_GET_TIMERSLACK
>> to pass the return value through *arg2....
>
> If we're going to do this then we should backport the patch into
> 2.6.32.x as well.  And I agree that there is time to make this change.


The patch applies cleanly to 2.6.32.2 as well as to the mainline.

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