linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4][PoC][RFC] sched: Allow to get() and put() signal struct

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Date:   Thu, 19 Oct 2017 19:33:12 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Opasiak <k.opasiak@...sung.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, arnd@...db.de,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, k.lewandowsk@...sung.com,
        l.stelmach@...sung.com, p.szewczyk@...sung.com,
        b.zolnierkie@...sung.com, andrzej.p@...sung.com,
        kopasiak90@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4][PoC][RFC] sched: Allow to get() and put() signal
 struct



On 10/19/2017 09:34 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 10:32:27PM +0200, Krzysztof Opasiak wrote:
>> Allow to get() and put() signal struct from different
>> parts of kernel core, not only from signal.c.
> 
> That says what this does, but not _why_.  Who would ever want to have
> access to these internal-only functions?
> 

Those functions are exposed because I added rlimit-events context to the 
signal_struct and because I'm accessing signal struct of subject 
(process that's being monitored) from context of monitor I need to 
ensure that this structure won't go away until I release all watchers 
that were associated with that process.

Best regards,
-- 
Krzysztof Opasiak
Samsung R&D Institute Poland
Samsung Electronics