Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] prctl: return MCE process flags through pointer | From | Andi Kleen <> | Date | Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:14:51 +0100 |
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"Smith, GeoffX" <geoffx.smith@intel.com> writes:
> This patch fixes the semantics of prctl() option PR_MCE_KILL_GET > to pass the return value through *arg2. > > With this change, the option now follows the same conventions as the > other "get" options added since 2.6.0, and also brings it into > conformance with the advice in chapter 16 of Documentation/CodingStyle. > > This prctl() option was only added within the last month, so there are > not any production applications to break. This patch applies cleanly > to mainline and to 2.6.32.2 for backporting.
It breaks the test suite, the man pages, qemu and one slide deck at least.
-Andi
-- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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