From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Geert Uytterhoeven Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix siginfo._uid bug Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 20:32:15 +0100 Message-ID: <10f740e81001081132g19130a1cs14644f699ef44f17@mail.gmail.com> References: <4AB113C3.1090606@codesourcery.com> <4AB3A4AC.6000703@codesourcery.com> <4AC5BFA8.4040805@codesourcery.com> <4AE5B06C.1090303@codesourcery.com> <10f740e80911191131o4a58c67ejb3073a9c8cb9fd6c@mail.gmail.com> <4B05A0D0.4040401@codesourcery.com> <10f740e80911240501v238f023ahcdab0c1fe8600bf5@mail.gmail.com> <10f740e80912231037ua8724f4s8965b5c5b255ddfd@mail.gmail.com> <4B3273E6.8030407@codesourcery.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.153]:31078 "EHLO fg-out-1718.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752985Ab0AHTcR convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:32:17 -0500 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 19so8084973fgg.1 for ; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:32:15 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4B3273E6.8030407@codesourcery.com> Sender: linux-m68k-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org To: Maxim Kuvyrkov Cc: Andreas Schwab , linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 20:47, Maxim Kuvyrkov = wrote: > On 12/23/09 9:37 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 14:01, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 20:47, Maxim Kuvyrkovwrote: > > ... >>>> >>>> The question is which solution should we adopt. =C2=A0The patch I = posted >>>> fixes >>>> all current problems with have on our hands. =C2=A0Andreas suggest= ed to move >>>> to >>>> the generic layout of `struct siginfo' which will make future prob= lems >>>> less >>>> likely, but this approach may need additional investigation. >>> >>> If moving to the generic layout decreases the probability of future >>> problems, >>> it's the way to go. >> >> Do we have a patch somewhere? > > Here it is, the patch is rather simple. > > I'm swamped at the moment, so I'll appreciate if someone verifies tha= t the > kernel runs fine with this patch applied. Verified and applied. Thanks a lot! Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-= m68k.org In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker= =2E But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something li= ke that. -- Linus Torvalds