linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 17/43] microblaze: Use set_current_blocked() and block

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Message-ID: <4E550479.3070809@monstr.eu>
Date:	Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:02:33 +0200
From:	Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
CC:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 17/43] microblaze: Use set_current_blocked() and block_sigmask()

Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 08/24, Matt Fleming wrote:
>> On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 10:49 +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
>>>> v2 of this patch depends on "[PATCH 01/43] signal: Add block_sigmask()
>>>> for adding sigmask to current->blocked" so they need to go through the
>>>> same tree but this patch would benefit from some maintainer ACK's.
>>> Please add there my ACK to it too.
> 
> Thanks Michal.
> 
>>> I will add patches 14-16/43 v2 to microblaze next branch keep them
>>> for a while. I will propose them to Linus tree for v3.2.
>> Actually, I just realised this is where it gets a little complicated. If
>> you take those 3 patches and they're not in Oleg's tree, [PATCH 17/43]
>> doesn't apply cleanly. Fixing 17/43 up so it applies without patches
>> 14-16 would result in something like this in handle_signal(),
>>
>> 	if (!(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER)) {
>> 		block_sigmask(ka, sig);
>> 	}
>> 	return 1;
>>
>> Which Linus would have to fixup to its original form when he merges the
>> two trees. I think all the microblaze patches should go through Oleg's
>> tree,
> 
> Agreed, this looks simpler.
> 
> Michal, unless you object, I am going to add the microblaze changes
> (with your acks) to ptrace branch, it already has 01/43 which adds
> block_sigmask().
> 
> OK?

No problem.

Thanks,
Michal


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