From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
To: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@googlemail.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>,
Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com>,
Oleg Nesterov <oleg@tv-sign.ru>,
linux-api@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC patch 0/3] signals: add rt_tgsigqueueinfo syscall V2
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:57:38 +0200 (CEST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0810021055400.5549@apollo.tec.linutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cfd18e0f0810010757j7a9f6deaj47a06f30e371af1e@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, 1 Oct 2008, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
> [CC+=linux-api@vger.kernel.org]
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> > Changes vs. V1: compat_sys_rt_sigqueueinfo implemented. Thanks Roland !
> >
> > sys_kill has a counterpart sys_tgkill which allows to send signals to
> > a particular thread. sys_rt_sigqueueinfo is lacking such a counterpart.
> >
> > Aside of the asymetry it is a show stopper for migrating applications
> > from other unix-alike RTOSes.
> >
> > The following patch series implements rt_tgsigqueueinfo and hooks it
> > up for x86.
>
> This is an excellent candidate for CCing to the new linux-api@vger
> (http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ltp/5658/), since it is an API
> change.
Oops, yes forgot about that.
> > Find below the raw documentation.
>
> Thanks -- I'll work that up into a man page when this gets closer to release.
I'll send out test code later this week - once I get a breather from
bugs and regressions again.
Thanks,
tglx
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-02 8:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-01 10:01 [RFC patch 0/3] signals: add rt_tgsigqueueinfo syscall V2 Thomas Gleixner
2008-10-01 10:01 ` [RFC patch 1/3] signals: split do_tkill Thomas Gleixner
2008-10-01 10:01 ` [RFC patch 2/3] signals: implement sys_rt_tgsigqueueinfo Thomas Gleixner
2008-10-01 10:01 ` [RFC patch 3/3] x86: hookup sys_rt_tgsigqueueinfo Thomas Gleixner
2008-10-01 14:57 ` [RFC patch 0/3] signals: add rt_tgsigqueueinfo syscall V2 Michael Kerrisk
2008-10-02 8:57 ` Thomas Gleixner [this message]
2008-10-08 9:49 ` Michael Kerrisk
2008-10-01 17:39 ` Roland McGrath
2008-10-02 8:45 ` Ingo Molnar
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