linux-kernel - Re: Merge window closed: v2.6.19-rc1

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Message-ID: <m1mz87x428.fsf@ebiederm.dsl.xmission.com>
Date:	Sat, 07 Oct 2006 14:29:35 -0600
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	Gabor Gombas <gombasg@...aki.hu>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>, caszonyi@...link.ro,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Merge window closed: v2.6.19-rc1

Gabor Gombas <gombasg@...aki.hu> writes:

> On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 01:05:14PM -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>
>> That code if it gets -ENOSYS reads /proc/sys/kernel/version,
>> and it has worked this way since the day it was written.
>
> What happens if /proc is not mounted (e.g. in a chrooted environment)?

glibc decides we aren't a SMP system so it's mutex locks don't
busy wait, and go to sleep immediately.

Eric
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