On Wednesday, 30 May 2007 14:38, Nigel Cunningham wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Tue, 2007-05-29 at 16:55 -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> > The g_file_storage driver uses a kernel thread and communicates with
> > that thread in part by means of signals. It also relies on the thread
> > receiving signals from userspace as an indication that the thread
> > should terminate.
> >
> > This was all working in 2.6.21, but as of 2.6.22-rc3 the signal
> > delivery mechanism (entirely within the kernel!) is no longer
> > functional.
> >
> > What's the story? Do I need to do something new and different to get
> > signals working again? Should I avoid using signals entirely?
> >
> > Thanks for any help,
> >
> > Alan Stern
>
> Hmm. Given Oleg's reply, it could pay to check that freezable kernel
> threads are still being frozen.
I think they are. Otherwise the freezer would have been failing.
> I'm about to go off to bed, and am away for half the day tomorrow, but
> will check as soon as I can if noone else gets to it first. (Rafael
> added for a heads-up, just in case he hasn't noticed this thread).
I have noticed it, but thanks anyway. :-)
Greetings,
Rafael
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