From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bill Lear Subject: Re: Fix signal handler Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:26:32 -0600 Message-ID: <19305.41912.44282.604758@blake.zopyra.com> References: <4B684F5F.7020409@web.de> <20100202205849.GA14385@sigill.intra.peff.net> <4B689CC5.3000400@web.de> <20100202223208.GB18781@sigill.intra.peff.net> <4B694DEE.5030207@web.de> <20100203102915.GA25486@coredump.intra.peff.net> <4B696447.10803@web.de> <20100203151709.GA28477@coredump.intra.peff.net> <4B699E7C.1030007@web.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jeff King , git@vger.kernel.org To: Markus Elfring X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Feb 03 17:26:41 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Nci3s-0004Vy-HP for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:26:40 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932542Ab0BCQ0f (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:26:35 -0500 Received: from 75-27-130-60.lightspeed.austtx.sbcglobal.net ([75.27.130.60]:45693 "HELO blake.zopyra.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932506Ab0BCQ0e (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:26:34 -0500 Received: (qmail 17695 invoked by uid 500); 3 Feb 2010 16:26:33 -0000 In-Reply-To: <4B699E7C.1030007@web.de> X-Mailer: VM 8.1.0-beta under 23.1.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 17:04:12 (+0100) Markus Elfring writes: >> If your patch is not too intrusive, and especially if you can demonstrate >> that it is a problem on a real-world system, then I think your patch would >> be considered for inclusion upstream. >> >I have got the feeling that my corresponding update suggestion (in >source code form) would become intrusive to some degree. If I do not get >an indication that issues from word-tearing in signal handlers is a >mentionable problem here, I assume that your acceptance is low for >potential fixes from every software developer (including me). Do the words "insufferable !@#$!%%$" mean anything to you? I mean, seriously, you are WELCOME TO SUBMIT A PATCH FOR THIS. Do it! Go ahead, write it! We would love to see it. Fix things, make things better! Don't continue to whine and waste people's time. ALL PATCHES ARE INTRUSIVE. JUST SUBMIT A PATCH! Bill