Re: [PATCH v13 3/8] arch: move SA_* definitions to generic headers

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Peter Collingbourne <pcc@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Most architectures with the exception of alpha, mips, parisc and
> sparc use the same values for these flags. Move their definitions into
> asm-generic/signal-defs.h and allow the architectures with non-standard
> values to override them. Also, document the non-standard flag values
> in order to make it easier to add new generic flags in the future.
>
> A consequence of this change is that on powerpc and x86, the constants'
> values aside from SA_RESETHAND change signedness from unsigned
> to signed. This is not expected to impact realistic use of these
> constants. In particular the typical use of the constants where they
> are or'ed together and assigned to sa_flags (or another int variable)
> would not be affected.

Except for the removal of SA_RESTORER on arm (see below).
Acked-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Collingbourne <pcc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@xxxxxxx>
> Link: https://linux-review.googlesource.com/id/Ia3849f18b8009bf41faca374e701cdca36974528
> ---
> v11:
> - tweak the commit message to point out the change from unsigned
>   to signed
>
> v10:
> - move the comments around and add one for SA_SIGINFO
>

> diff --git a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
> index 9b4185ba4f8a..7727f0984d26 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
> +++ b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
> @@ -60,33 +60,11 @@ typedef unsigned long sigset_t;
>  #define SIGSWI		32
>  
>  /*
> - * SA_FLAGS values:
> - *
> - * SA_NOCLDSTOP		flag to turn off SIGCHLD when children stop.
> - * SA_NOCLDWAIT		flag on SIGCHLD to inhibit zombies.
> - * SA_SIGINFO		deliver the signal with SIGINFO structs
> - * SA_THIRTYTWO		delivers the signal in 32-bit mode, even if the task 
> - *			is running in 26-bit.
> - * SA_ONSTACK		allows alternate signal stacks (see sigaltstack(2)).
> - * SA_RESTART		flag to get restarting signals (which were the default long ago)
> - * SA_NODEFER		prevents the current signal from being masked in the handler.
> - * SA_RESETHAND		clears the handler when the signal is delivered.
> - *
> - * SA_ONESHOT and SA_NOMASK are the historical Linux names for the Single
> - * Unix names RESETHAND and NODEFER respectively.
> + * SA_THIRTYTWO historically meant deliver the signal in 32-bit mode, even if
> + * the task is running in 26-bit. But since the kernel no longer supports
> + * 26-bit mode, the flag has no effect.
>   */
> -#define SA_NOCLDSTOP	0x00000001
> -#define SA_NOCLDWAIT	0x00000002
> -#define SA_SIGINFO	0x00000004
>  #define SA_THIRTYTWO	0x02000000

> -#define SA_RESTORER	0x04000000
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Was removing SA_RESTOER from arm a typo?
If not it is probably better to move the removal into a separate patch.


> -#define SA_ONSTACK	0x08000000
> -#define SA_RESTART	0x10000000
> -#define SA_NODEFER	0x40000000
> -#define SA_RESETHAND	0x80000000
> -
> -#define SA_NOMASK	SA_NODEFER
> -#define SA_ONESHOT	SA_RESETHAND
>  
>  #define MINSIGSTKSZ	2048
>  #define SIGSTKSZ	8192



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