linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] signal: Adjust error codes according to restore_user

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Message-ID: <20190524141947.GC2655@redhat.com>
Date:   Fri, 24 May 2019 16:19:48 +0200
From:   Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:     Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:     David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "dbueso@...e.de" <dbueso@...e.de>,
        "axboe@...nel.dk" <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>, Eric Wong <e@...24.org>,
        Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>,
        Linux FS-devel Mailing List <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-aio <linux-aio@...ck.org>,
        Omar Kilani <omar.kilani@...il.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] signal: Adjust error codes according to
 restore_user_sigmask()

On 05/23, Deepa Dinamani wrote:
>
> 1. block the signals you don't care about.
> 2. syscall()
> 3. unblock the signals blocked in 1.

and even this part of your email is very confusing. because in this case
we can never miss a signal. I'd say

	1. block the signals you don't care about
	2. unblock the signals which should interrupt the syscall below
	3. syscall()
	4. block the signals unblocked in 2.

Oleg.