Re: [PATCH][RFC] time: add wait_interruptible_timeout macro tosleep (w. timeout) until wake_up

[Andrew Morton]

On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:38:59 +0100 Rafa Miecki <zajec5@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +#define wait_interruptible_timeout(wq, timeout)
>     \
> +({                                   \
> +    long ret = timeout;                      \
> +                                    \
> +    DEFINE_WAIT(wait);                      \
> +    prepare_to_wait(&wq, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);       \
> +    if (!signal_pending(current))                  \
> +        ret = schedule_timeout(ret);            \
> +    finish_wait(&wq, &wait);                   \
> +                                    \
> +    ret;                             \
> +})

It's often a mistake to use signals in-kernel.  Signals are more a
userspace thing and it's better to use the lower-level kernel-specific
messaging tools in-kernel.  Bear in mind that userspace can
independently and asynchronously send, accept and block signals.

Can KMS use wait_event_interruptible_timeout()?
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