[PATCH -tip 0/3] tracepoint: Add signal events

Masami Hiramatsu mhiramat@redhat.com
Wed Nov 18 16:33:00 GMT 2009


Roland McGrath wrote:
> I would add the siginfo_t * argument to each of these tracepoints.

I see. Is it OK to record only si_errno and si_code? because si_signo
might be as same as sig.

> In 2/3 this comment:
>
> +		/* Trace the actual delivered signals including SIG_IGN.*/
>
> might be slightly misleading.  In most cases SIG_IGN signals won't make it
> this far.  The same is true of SIG_DFL signals whose default action is to
> ignore.  So one should be clear that trace_signal_deliver() is by no means
> expected to get all SIG_IGN signals that are otherwise eligible for delivery.

Ah, thank you for noticing. I'll remove the last words.

Thank you,

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@redhat.com



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