linux-kernel - Re: Q.: Why does tty_ioctl.c: set_termios return EINTR instead of ERESTARTSYS?

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Date:	Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:25:59 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:	Godmar Back <godmar@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: Re: Q.: Why does tty_ioctl.c: set_termios return EINTR instead of
 ERESTARTSYS?

 Is there a particular reason why it cannot be made restartable?
> 
> EINTR is used when there is no way to rollback already performed
> actions. In this case, a flush could be performed. (This holds only for
> TCSETSF, TCSETSF2 and similar.) So I think this is the reason we cannot
> return ERESTARTSYS.
> 
> However I CCed tty fellows, they may have a different opinion.

I don't actually know. I think Linus or Ted T'so were still doing the tty
code that long back. Ted also did some compliance testing on it way back
when (1995 or so ?)
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