Re: [PATCH v7] futex_waitv.2: new page

[Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>]

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On 2026-02-11T15:59:41+0100, наб wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 03:55:54PM +0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > On 2026-02-11T15:44:20+0100, наб wrote:
> > >     -+	return syscall(SYS_futex, uaddr, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, val, timeout);
> > >     ++	return syscall(SYS_futex, uaddr, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, val);
> > I don't think it's valid to call futex(2) with FUTEX_WAIT without
> > a timeout.  Is it?
> Correct, it is not. However,
> 
> > I think we need to pass NULL explicitly.
> if you pay particular attention to the second pair of letters in the
> futex operation, you will no doubt come to the conclusion that we don't.

Ohhh, I had the same problem when splitting the futex(2) page.
I confused those two rather often.  :D

Cheers,
Alex

> 
> >_<



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