linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 42/45] x86: fix sys_sigreturn() return type to be long, not unsigned long

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1803221027180.1579@nanos.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:   Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:27:32 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>
cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, arnd@...db.de, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        x86@...nel.org, Michael Tautschnig <tautschn@...zon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 42/45] x86: fix sys_sigreturn() return type to be long,
 not unsigned long

On Thu, 22 Mar 2018, Dominik Brodowski wrote:

> Same as with other system calls, sys_sigreturn() should return a value
> of type long, not unsigned long. This also matches the behaviour for
> IA32_EMULATION, see sys32_sigreturn() in arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c .
> 
> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> Cc: Michael Tautschnig <tautschn@...zon.co.uk>
> Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>