linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/6] ipc/sem.c: Fix semctl(,,{GETNCNT,GETZCNT})

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Date:	Sun, 18 May 2014 09:58:31 +0200
From:	Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr.bueso@...com>,
	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>, 1vier1@....de,
	Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
Subject: [PATCH 0/6] ipc/sem.c: Fix semctl(,,{GETNCNT,GETZCNT})

Hi Andrew,

I've applied the changes recommended by Michael and Davidlohr - and I don't 
have any open points on my list, either.

Therefore: Could you add the series to -mm and move it towards mainline?

Background:

SUSv4 and the man page of semop() clearly define how semncnt or semzcnt must
be updated: Exactly for the single sop that cannot proceed.

The Linux implementation always tried to be clever and to increase the counters
for all operations that might be the reason why a task sleeps.

The following patches fix that and make the code conform to the standard and
the documentation.

The series got fairly long, because I also noticed that semzcnt was calculated
incorrectly.

--
	Manfred
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