lkml.org 
[lkml]   [1998]   [Nov]   [21]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: A fifo and signal bug


On Sat, 21 Nov 1998, H.J. Lu wrote:
>
> No. It is a kernel bug. You can see it by just looking at fs/filo.c.
> Basically, when a fifo reader is interrupted by a signal in fifo_open,
> there is no way for a fifo writer to tell someone is waiting to read
> but interrupted by a signal. But I am afraid a real fix is not trivial.

So send me a program that shows this. The test program I got appears to
pass, and as such I don't see your point at all.

Linus


-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 13:45    [W:0.681 / U:0.016 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site