linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/6] signals: send_signal: factor out SIGNAL_GROUP

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Date:	Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:08:24 +0300
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/6] signals: send_signal: factor out SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT checks

On 03/12, Roland McGrath wrote:
>
> > Of course, since I personally don't agree, I'd like to discuss it more
> > if possible.
> 
> The point is that, whenever possible, a semantics change should be
> isolated into a patch separate from any related cleanups.  More
> important than that, no semantics change should go unmentioned so
> it's only documented as a result of someone's careful review of
> the change.

Yes. You are very right.

And. I must admit. I didn't even realize that the added semantics change
worth at least a special note in changelog because it is easily visible.
This was really wrong in any case. Thanks for pointing out this.

Oleg.

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