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Date:	Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:37:05 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>
Cc:	Sean Reifschneider <jafo@...my.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PATCH - x86-64 signed-compare bug, was Re: select() setting ERESTARTNOHAND (514).

On Thursday 11 January 2007 02:02, Neil Brown wrote:
> On Thursday January 11, ak@...e.de wrote:
> > > Just a 'me too' at this point. 
> > > The X server on my shiny new notebook (Core 2 Duo) occasionally dies
> > > with 'select' repeatedly returning ERESTARTNOHAND.  It is most
> > > annoying!
> > 
> > Normally it should be only visible in strace. Did you see it without
> > strace?
> 
> No, only in strace.

strace leaks internal errors. At some point that should be fixed,
but it's not really a serious problem.

There was one other report of internal errors leaking without strace,
but it was vague and I never got confirmation.

> Still, I think it would be safer to have the cast, in case the compiler
> decided to be clever.... or does the C standard ensure against that?

It does.

-Andi
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