linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/0] SIGWINCH problem with terminal apps

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Message-ID: <20081006231434.7aaa41ee@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Mon, 6 Oct 2008 23:14:34 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Adam Tlałka <atlka@...gda.pl>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...l.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/0] SIGWINCH problem with terminal apps

> > show up more. Later 2.6.27-rc has patches that use the termios lock
> > across TIOCG/SWINSZ and deal with the problem properly.
> 
> Maybe but what with older versions. Anyway the problem is if mutexes
> are usable here or not.

Well if mutexes don't work your kernel will eat your computer fairly
rapidly so I think we may safely conclude that mutex locks work
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