linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] signal: introduce do_sigtimedwait() to factor out compat/native code

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Message-ID: <20110427222444.37d745ab@mfleming-mobl1.ger.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:24:44 +0100
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	"Nikita V. Youshchenko" <nyoushchenko@...sta.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] signal: introduce do_sigtimedwait() to factor
 out compat/native code

On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:49:04 +0200
Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> wrote:

> Factor out the common code in sys_rt_sigtimedwait/compat_sys_rt_sigtimedwait
> to the new helper, do_sigtimedwait().
> 
> Add the comment to document the extra tick we add to timespec_to_jiffies(ts),
> thanks to Linus who explained this to me.
> 
> Perhaps it would be better to move compat_sys_rt_sigtimedwait() into
> signal.c under CONFIG_COMPAT, then we can make do_sigtimedwait() static.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...ux.intel.com>

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