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Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:57:38 +0200 (CEST)
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
To: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC patch 0/3] signals: add rt_tgsigqueueinfo syscall V2
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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