hello rizz, thanks for replying, can you tell me about the difference b/w sending a signal using kill_proc_info() and using the kill_fasync() call? which one will be faster? On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Rizvan <rizzkhan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Devesh Sharma <devesh28@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hello list, >> >> consider a case where a user thread is waiting for some signal, and >> some how from my driver, >> I got the handler of this sleeping thread is it possible to send the >> desired signal to this sleeping >> thread from my driver module, is it safe to do? >> > > kill_proc_info(int sig, struct siginfo *info, pid_t pid) > ( http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v2.6.29/kernel/signal.c#L1096 ) > > >> Thanks in advance >> devesh >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with >> "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ >> >> > > > > -- > Thanks > Rizvan > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
