linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] signals: work around random wakeups in sigsuspend()

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2016 18:54:27 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] signals: work around random wakeups in sigsuspend()

On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 05:41:54PM +0100, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> Why? It should work either way. Yes, signal_wakeup() can come right before
> __set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE) but this is fine, __schedule() must not
> sleep if signal_pending() == T,


Urgh yes, I always forget this :/