Messages in this thread | | | From | "Smith, GeoffX" <> | Date | Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:51:00 -0800 | Subject | RE: [PATCH] prctl: return timerslack through pointer |
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On December 22, Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> 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" <geoffx.smith@intel.com> 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.
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