On Sun, 18 May 2014 09:58:37 +0200 Manfred Spraul <manf...@colorfullife.com> 
wrote:

> SUSv4 clearly defines how semncnt and semzcnt must be calculated:
> A task waits on exactly one semaphore:
> The semaphore from the first operation in the sop array that cannot proceed.
> 
> The Linux implementation never followed the standard, it tried to count all
> semaphores that might be the reason why a task sleeps.
> 
> This patch fixes that.

What are the back-compatibility implications of this change?
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