* Manfred Spraul ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > poll() returns -EINTR if a signal is pending. > EINTR is a bad choice: it means that poll returns to user space if the > task is stopped by SIGSTOP/SIGCONT or by the freezer. > select() and ppoll() both use ERESTARTNOHAND, this avoids a return to > user space for signals that are handled by the kernel.
This does change user visible behaviour, however, it's already inconsistent as you've noted. I was concerned about that change, but wrote some tests and this behaviour does make sense to me. thanks, -chris - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
