linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] brown paper bag fix for SIGPOLL si

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Date:   Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:06:49 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
To:     "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] brown paper bag fix for SIGPOLL si_codes

On Tue, 19 Sep 2017, Eric W. Biederman wrote:

> When sorting out the si_code ambiguity fcntl I accidentally overshot and
> included SIGPOLL as well.  Ooops!  This is my trivial fix for that.
> 
> Vince Weaver caught this when it landed in your tree with his
> perf_event_tests many of which started failing because the si_code changed.

I've tested with this patch applied and can confirm all of my tests now 
pass again.

Thanks,

Vince