Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262184AbUCBW6h (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:58:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261202AbUCBW6h (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:58:37 -0500 Received: from umhlanga.stratnet.net ([12.162.17.40]:5692 "EHLO umhlanga.STRATNET.NET") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262184AbUCBW63 (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:58:29 -0500 To: Bill Davidsen Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: poll() in 2.6 and beyond References: <1vmPm-4lU-11@gated-at.bofh.it> <1vonq-6dr-37@gated-at.bofh.it> <1voGY-6vC-41@gated-at.bofh.it> <1vpjt-7dl-17@gated-at.bofh.it> <1vpCV-7wY-41@gated-at.bofh.it> <1vpWa-7Py-19@gated-at.bofh.it> <4045106D.8060902@tmr.com> X-Message-Flag: Warning: May contain useful information X-Priority: 1 X-MSMail-Priority: High From: Roland Dreier Date: 02 Mar 2004 14:57:15 -0800 In-Reply-To: <4045106D.8060902@tmr.com> Message-ID: <52d67urh6c.fsf@topspin.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) XEmacs/21.4 (Common Lisp) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Mar 2004 22:57:15.0746 (UTC) FILETIME=[B4E2EC20:01C400A9] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 728 Lines: 14 Bill> Could you maybe go back to the initial report, which is that Bill> after poll() gets wrong status? It's nice to argue about Bill> where the process waits, but the issue is if it gets the Bill> same status with 2.4 and 2.6, and if not which one should be Bill> fixed. I'm sure the problem is a buggy driver. The original question represents a complete misunderstanding of how poll() is implemented, so it's no surprise that the driver breaks. - Roland - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/