linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86_64: fix delayed signals

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0807111116460.2936@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:17:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Elias Oltmanns <eo@...ensachen.de>,
	Török Edwin <edwintorok@...il.com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_64: fix delayed signals



On Fri, 11 Jul 2008, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> So making the callback just return an error is the right thing to do - 
> because the callers will then fix up the file offset in the last directory 
> entry and the final return value.

That said, I didn't actually _test_ my patch. That's what users are for!

		Linus
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