Messages in this thread | | | From | Thomas Gleixner <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] timerfd_create.2: Included return value 0 | Date | Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:29:02 +0200 |
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Micheal,
"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> writes: > On 3/30/20 12:50 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote: >> That's the reason why I rejected the attempt to mitigate that particular >> 0 tick issue in timerfd as it would just scratch a particular itch but >> still not provide any guarantee. So having the '0' return documented is >> the right way to go. > > Thanks for the incredibly detailed follow-up Thomas (which all > landed in my commit message). I've applied a patch almost exactly > the same as the text I showed above (and it's pushed to Git).
"timerfd_create.2: Negetive..."
That first word after the colon looks weird :)
>> All of 2020 is a bust, I expect. Perhaps we see us at a conference > in 2021 ;-).
Let's see how that evolves and in the worst case we can meet for a beer once we gained antibodies one way or the other. For now let's stay safe and all I can offer is a virtual 'Prosit' :)
Thanks,
tglx
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