linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH fwd] poll: allow f

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Date:	Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:39:42 -0700
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, htejun@...il.com, arjan@...ux.intel.com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, hch@...radead.org, mingo@...e.hu,
	rminnich@...dia.gov, ericvh@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH fwd] poll: allow f_op->poll to sleep

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 09:58:33AM +0100, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> +int poll_schedule_timeout(struct poll_wqueues *pwq, int state,
> +			  ktime_t *expires, unsigned long slack)

All callers of poll_schedule() and poll_schedule_timeout() pass
TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE.  We can elide the 'state' argument.

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Matthew Wilcox				Intel Open Source Technology Centre
"Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this
operating system, but compare it to ours.  We can't possibly take such
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