Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755116AbZLVWvK (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:51:10 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752709AbZLVWvH (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:51:07 -0500 Received: from mga11.intel.com ([192.55.52.93]:56211 "EHLO mga11.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752183AbZLVWvF convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:51:05 -0500 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.47,438,1257148800"; d="scan'208";a="758532089" From: "Smith, GeoffX" To: "Smith, GeoffX" , Andrew Morton CC: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Arjan van de Ven , "stable@kernel.org" Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:51:00 -0800 Subject: RE: [PATCH] prctl: return timerslack through pointer Thread-Topic: [PATCH] prctl: return timerslack through pointer Thread-Index: AcqDUOIIL8zTjy/8Sc+njMy2rlrr2AAATBjQAAFN9FA= Message-ID: <354B2877CF17F44BB3FA44EB4DB0E5470C91CE17E0@orsmsx510.amr.corp.intel.com> References: <354B2877CF17F44BB3FA44EB4DB0E5470C91CE12F3@orsmsx510.amr.corp.intel.com> <20091222135041.b24abeff.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <354B2877CF17F44BB3FA44EB4DB0E5470C91CE17CD@orsmsx510.amr.corp.intel.com> In-Reply-To: <354B2877CF17F44BB3FA44EB4DB0E5470C91CE17CD@orsmsx510.amr.corp.intel.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 886 Lines: 24 On December 22, Andrew Morton wrote: > To: Smith, GeoffX > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Arjan van de Ven; stable@kernel.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH] prctl: return timerslack through pointer > > On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:17:15 -0800 > "Smith, GeoffX" wrote: > >> This patch fixes the semantics of prctl() option PR_GET_TIMERSLACK >> to pass the return value through *arg2.... > > If we're going to do this then we should backport the patch into > 2.6.32.x as well. And I agree that there is time to make this change. The patch applies cleanly to 2.6.32.2 as well as to the mainline. -- 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/