[parisc-linux] Re: [PATCH] Compat signal fixes for 64-bit parisc.

Carlos O'Donell carlos at systemhalted.org
Mon Feb 12 19:35:07 MST 2007


On 2/12/07, Kyle McMartin <kyle at mcmartin.ca> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 09:14:28PM -0500, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> > I see we are back to using our antiquated version of
> > copy_siginfo_to_user32. Let's stomp some bugs shall we? Please review.
>
> Well, you never pushed any of it upstream. I don't know what
> you're complaining about.

No dissing intended dude. I'd gladly do the work again, and I have. I
think that speaks for itself.

> > For nostalgia read..
>
> I'm well aware. You can't make such changes to the core kernel and then just
> leave it for 3 years. We had to carry tens of KB of diff to the core kernel.
>
> Whatever, I've hit a wall with parisc, anything I want to do is blocked on an
> utter lack of documentation, so I pretty much have gone into maintenance mode
> hibernation. I have cooler toys these days anyway.

Nostalgia is a warm fuzzy feeling, thanks for carrying these changes.
I didn't have time myself to complete the work. Sorry if my email
sounded pissy, atleast it wasn't pissy without a patch :-)

You need some beer... call me and I'll buy you some :-)

c.



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