linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] delay.h: add __must_check to msleep

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Message-Id: <20101216002010.2ae6b9cb.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:20:10 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] delay.h: add __must_check to msleep_interruptible

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:17:11 +0200 Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 10:55:41AM +0200, Baruch Siach wrote:
> > Code calling msleep_interruptible() must be aware that sleep time might be
> > shorter than intended as a result of a signal being caught. Code not checking
> > the return value of msleep_interruptible() is probably buggy, unless it's doing
> > the signal_pending() check itself, which is redundant.
> 
> Ping?

Stuck in my backlog.  Delayed but not forgotten.
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