linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] Consolidate send_sigqueue and send_group

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Date:	Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:41:41 -0800 (PST)
From:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Consolidate send_sigqueue and send_group_sigqueue

> Right. I was working on a fix for that for a different reason. What we
> really want is a check for such a timer on a transition from SIGIGN to
> another state.  This would allow us to drop the ugly auto rearm code
> for ignored timers completely. I had some working proof of concept
> code, but got distracted. Need to find it again and dust if off.

That is certainly what came first to mind.  (Note that it's not strictly
SIG_IGN alone, but sigaction_says_ignore.)  We'll have to contemplate a lot
of corners to be sure we get it right.  It's not real clear to me how you
go about finding all the affected timers sanely from sigaction.


Thanks,
Roland
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