linux/arch/i386/kernel
Steven Rostedt 69be8f1896 [PATCH] convert signal handling of NODEFER to act like other Unix boxes.
It has been reported that the way Linux handles NODEFER for signals is
not consistent with the way other Unix boxes handle it.  I've written a
program to test the behavior of how this flag affects signals and had
several reports from people who ran this on various Unix boxes,
confirming that Linux seems to be unique on the way this is handled.

The way NODEFER affects signals on other Unix boxes is as follows:

1) If NODEFER is set, other signals in sa_mask are still blocked.

2) If NODEFER is set and the signal is in sa_mask, then the signal is
still blocked. (Note: this is the behavior of all tested but Linux _and_
NetBSD 2.0 *).

The way NODEFER affects signals on Linux:

1) If NODEFER is set, other signals are _not_ blocked regardless of
sa_mask (Even NetBSD doesn't do this).

2) If NODEFER is set and the signal is in sa_mask, then the signal being
handled is not blocked.

The patch converts signal handling in all current Linux architectures to
the way most Unix boxes work.

Unix boxes that were tested:  DU4, AIX 5.2, Irix 6.5, NetBSD 2.0, SFU
3.5 on WinXP, AIX 5.3, Mac OSX, and of course Linux 2.6.13-rcX.

* NetBSD was the only other Unix to behave like Linux on point #2. The
main concern was brought up by point #1 which even NetBSD isn't like
Linux.  So with this patch, we leave NetBSD as the lonely one that
behaves differently here with #2.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-08-29 10:03:11 -07:00
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acpi [ACPI] merge acpi-2.6.12 branch into latest Linux 2.6.13-rc... 2005-07-12 17:21:56 -04:00
cpu [PATCH] transmeta: CONFIG_PROC_FS=n build fix 2005-08-01 21:38:00 -07:00
timers [PATCH] mostly_read data section 2005-07-07 18:23:46 -07:00
Makefile [PATCH] kexec: x86 kexec core 2005-06-25 16:24:49 -07:00
apic.c [PATCH] x86: Remove obsolete get_cpu_vendor call 2005-08-18 12:53:59 -07:00
apm.c [PATCH] APM: Remove redundant call to set_cpus_allowed 2005-07-26 14:35:45 -07:00
asm-offsets.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
bootflag.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
cpuid.c [PATCH] class: convert arch/* to use the new class api instead of class_simple 2005-06-20 15:15:09 -07:00
crash.c [PATCH] kexec code cleanup 2005-06-25 16:24:55 -07:00
dmi_scan.c [PATCH] dmi: spring cleanup 2005-06-25 16:24:28 -07:00
doublefault.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
early_printk.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
efi.c [PATCH] crashdump: x86 crashkernel option 2005-06-25 16:24:50 -07:00
efi_stub.S Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
entry.S [PATCH] uml: fix syscall table by including $(SUBARCH)'s one, for i386 2005-05-01 08:58:55 -07:00
head.S [PATCH] variable overflow after hundreds round of hotplug CPU 2005-06-25 16:24:28 -07:00
i386_ksyms.c [PATCH] Remove i386_ksyms.c, almost. 2005-06-23 09:45:11 -07:00
i387.c x86: make restore_fpu() use alternative assembler instructions 2005-07-22 16:06:16 -04:00
i8259.c [PATCH] kexec: x86: i8259 shutdown: disable interrupts 2005-06-25 16:24:46 -07:00
init_task.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
io_apic.c [PATCH] x86: i8253/i8259A lock cleanup 2005-06-30 08:45:10 -07:00
ioport.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
irq.c [PATCH] cpu state clean after hot remove 2005-06-25 16:24:30 -07:00
kprobes.c [PATCH] kprobes: fix namespace problem and sparc64 build 2005-07-05 19:19:00 -07:00
ldt.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
machine_kexec.c [PATCH] i386 machine_kexec: Cleanup inline assembly 2005-07-29 12:17:26 -07:00
mca.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
microcode.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
module.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mpparse.c [PATCH] x86: avoid wasting IRQs patch update 2005-07-29 15:01:13 -07:00
msr.c [PATCH] class: convert arch/* to use the new class api instead of class_simple 2005-06-20 15:15:09 -07:00
nmi.c [PATCH] Mobil Pentium 4 HT and the NMI 2005-08-19 18:44:56 -07:00
numaq.c [PATCH] re-disable TSC on NUMAQ 2005-07-28 21:46:05 -07:00
pci-dma.c [PATCH] Remove i386_ksyms.c, almost. 2005-06-23 09:45:11 -07:00
process.c [PATCH] sys_get_thread_area does not clear the returned argument 2005-07-27 16:26:08 -07:00
ptrace.c [PATCH] xen: x86: Rename usermode macro 2005-06-23 09:45:14 -07:00
quirks.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
reboot.c [PATCH] i386 machine_power_off cleanup 2005-07-26 14:35:44 -07:00
reboot_fixups.c [PATCH] x86 reboot: Add reboot fixup for gx1/cs5530a 2005-05-01 08:58:49 -07:00
relocate_kernel.S [PATCH] kexec: x86 kexec core 2005-06-25 16:24:49 -07:00
scx200.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
semaphore.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
setup.c Remove "noreplacement" kernel command line option. 2005-07-22 18:29:40 -04:00
sigframe.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
signal.c [PATCH] convert signal handling of NODEFER to act like other Unix boxes. 2005-08-29 10:03:11 -07:00
smp.c [PATCH] sep initializing rework 2005-06-25 16:24:29 -07:00
smpboot.c [PATCH] mostly_read data section 2005-07-07 18:23:46 -07:00
srat.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
summit.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
sys_i386.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
syscall_table.S [PATCH] remove sys_set_zone_reclaim() 2005-08-01 10:03:56 -07:00
sysenter.c [PATCH] sep initializing rework 2005-06-25 16:24:29 -07:00
time.c [PATCH] mostly_read data section 2005-07-07 18:23:46 -07:00
time_hpet.c [PATCH] CPU hotplug: fix hpet sectioning 2005-06-25 16:24:28 -07:00
trampoline.S Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
traps.c [PATCH] i386: fix incorrect FP signal code 2005-08-23 19:52:37 -07:00
vm86.c [PATCH] misc verify_area cleanups 2005-05-01 08:59:08 -07:00
vmlinux.lds.S [PATCH] mostly_read data section 2005-07-07 18:23:46 -07:00
vsyscall-int80.S Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
vsyscall-note.S [PATCH] i386 vDSO: add PT_NOTE segment 2005-04-16 15:24:48 -07:00
vsyscall-sigreturn.S Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
vsyscall-sysenter.S Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
vsyscall.S Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
vsyscall.lds.S [PATCH] i386 vDSO: add PT_NOTE segment 2005-04-16 15:24:48 -07:00