Re: [PATCH] sys_waitid: return -EFAULT for NULL

Linus Torvalds
2009-01-14T02:10:52Z

On Wed, 14 Jan 2009, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
>
> It isn't an extension. It's an accident.

Bah. It doesn't matter. It's an ABI. Your arguments make no sense - simply
because there are other differences that means that if you develop under
one OS, you can't expect it to run on another.

Arguing that "accident" is somehow different than "extension" is a totally
inane and _idiotic_ argument. Because it's just arguing about the words,
not about the end result.

If you're doing a dissertation in English literature, arguing about the
words you use is valid. But if you're talking about operating systems,
it's just pointless masturbation.

Linus