Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:12:42 +0200 | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] sys_poll(): fix function definition/negative timeout values |
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On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 08:05:17PM +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote: > Le jeudi 15 septembre 2011 à 10:47 -0700, Andi Kleen a écrit : > > Thomas Meyer <thomas@m3y3r.de> writes: > > > > > Fix negative timeout values for x86 userland on x86_64 kernels. > > > Align sys_poll() definition to glibc's definition. > > > > Nack. Please write a compat wrapper that sign extends. > > > > Why ?
Because we shouldn't change existing interfaces and there could be valid reasons on 64bit for really long delays.
-Andi
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