On 01/10, Andrey Wagin wrote: > > 2012/12/28 Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>: > >> > >> This functionality is required for checkpointing pending signals. > > > > And this should be used along with pread(). > > > > I won't argue, but perhaps we should simply postulate that pread() > > always dumps siginfo in raw format and avoid the new flag? > > I won't argue too:), but I think the flag is more flexiable. The flag > allows to get raw siginfo from read(), it may be useful not only for > checkpoint/restore. pread with offset = 0 is equal to read(), so the > interface with the flag is more clear. OK, I agree. Oleg. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
