From: dann frazier <dannf@hp.com>
To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] salinfo_decode silent exit in older 2.4s
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:51:28 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1113947488.29005.50.camel@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1112995423.7189.133.camel@krebs.dannf>
On Wed, 2005-04-13 at 13:51 -0600, dann frazier wrote:
> 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?
hey Keith,
Did this reply answer your question, or do you need more information
from me? It seems SIGCHLD is the corner case. Does exit(0) make sense
for other signals?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-04-19 21:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-04-08 21:23 [PATCH] salinfo_decode silent exit in older 2.4s dann frazier
2005-04-10 23:58 ` Keith Owens
2005-04-11 21:03 ` dann frazier
2005-04-11 23:03 ` Keith Owens
2005-04-13 19:51 ` dann frazier
2005-04-19 21:51 ` dann frazier [this message]
2005-04-20 0:04 ` Keith Owens
2005-04-20 2:14 ` dann frazier
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