Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 12 Sep 2000 16:31:41 +0200 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: [BUG] threaded processes get stuck in rt_sigsuspend/fillonedir/exit_notify |
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Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote: > > I've told Linus several times about this problems but he puts out one > > test release after the other without this fixed. > > This is kinda important, I run DNS tools which are threaded amongst > numerous other threaded programs a lot. What needs to be done to fix it? > > I suspect it's going to require a kernel developer who is willing (and > has the time) to tackle this as their own project, preferably someone > who is trusted by Linus for having "good taste". > > The only problem is that the set of people who are (a) kernel > developers, (b) understand Posix threads in all of their ugly, gory > detail, and (c) have survived with their sense of good taste intact > seems to be relatively small.
How about simply changing the bit, so that old threaded programs either (a) fail or (b) work, but don't (c) go haywire?
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