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SubjectRE: [PATCH] prctl: return timerslack through pointer

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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