linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] signal: add the "int si_code" arg to prepare_kill

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Message-ID: <20240209163914.GE3282@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2024 17:39:14 +0100
From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.pizza>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] signal: add the "int si_code" arg to
 prepare_kill_siginfo()

On 02/09, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>
> Could you can pass in the destination type instead of the si_code?
> Something like I have shown below?

..

> 	info->si_code = (type == PIDTYPE_PID) ? SI_TKILL : SI_USER;

Yes, I considered this option too.

OK, will send V3 tomorrow.

Oleg.