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From: dann frazier <dannf@hp.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:51:53 +0000
Subject: Re: [PATCH] salinfo_decode silent exit in older 2.4s
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On Tue, 2005-04-12 at 09:03 +1000, Keith Owens wrote:
> I coded that exit on the assumption that the only reason salinfo_decode
> would get -EINTR is from a signal.  salinfo_decode 0.7 does not have
> alarms, so the only signal should be from an external event, i.e. when
> the user wants to shut it down.  Before changing the behaviour, can you
> find out why -EINTR is being returned in the first place.  IOW, what
> event is causing -EINTR to be returned.

hey Keith,
  An strace shows a SIGCHLD, for which a handler is registered.
Apparently this is the salinfo_decode_oem process?