linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] prctl: return MCE process flags through pointer

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Message-ID: <20091225093028.5a0afaf7@infradead.org>
Date:	Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:30:28 +0100
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"Smith, GeoffX" <geoffx.smith@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michael Stone <michael@...top.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] prctl: return MCE process flags through pointer

On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:18:07 -0800
Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 
> Regarding "prctl: return timerslack through pointer": are there any
> known users of PR_GET_TIMERSLACK yet?

I only have a SET_ user, not a GET_; I added the GET_ for API symmetry.

> 
> Why are task_struct.timer_slack_ns and
> task_struct.default_timer_slack_ns unsigned long, btw?  AFACIT we
> could make them unsigned ints.

I can't remember any particular reason at this point.
 


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