linux-kernel - Re: kernel threads and signals

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Date:	Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:50:40 +0200
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	Janne Karhunen <janne.karhunen@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kernel threads and signals

Janne Karhunen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a kernel module foo that uses kernel thread bar. With
> signal_pending() I can easily check whether or not thread has
> pending signals, but what's the correct way to check for the
> specific signal number(s)?

I am not pretty sure, but spinlock;dequeue_signal;spinunlock; should work.

regards,
-- 
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faculty of informatics, masaryk university, brno, cz
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