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DateSat, 22 Mar 2008 12:17:29 +0100
FromIngo Molnar <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86 handle_vm86_trap cleanup
* Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com> wrote:

> > for the record, this also changes semantics, because previously we'd 
> > permanently unblock SIGTRAP (most certainly as a hack, to be able to 
> > do the send_sig()), while now we use force_sig() which just ignores 
> > the blocked mask. (and i agree with your fix of course)
> 
> That's not so.  force_sig_info (called by force_sig) removes the 
> signal from the blocked set too.  That is the only way to get the 
> signal ever to be dequeued.

ah, indeed, i missed that :)

	Ingo
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