linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] HDQ Driver for OMAP2430/3430

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Message-ID: <20081014145534.GA22732@2ka.mipt.ru>
Date:	Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:55:34 +0400
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	madhu.cr@...com, gadiyar@...com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] HDQ Driver for OMAP2430/3430

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 07:30:58AM -0700, Andrew Morton (akpm@...ux-foundation.org) wrote:
> > Why not just skipping the waiting and returning error pretending user
> > really sent a signal?
> 
> Better than nothing, but because signal_pending() isn't actually true,
> upper layers wil behave differently.

If they check... 

For example omap_hdq_break() can be interrupted and omap_hdq_probe()
does not check its return value.

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov
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