Re: [RFC][PATCH] Kernel thread signal handling.

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Mon Oct 13 2003 - 07:10:57 EST


David Woodhouse <dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > How does userspace identify the JFFS2 process to which to send the
> > signal?
>
> daemonize("jffs2_gcd_mtd%d", c->mtd->index);

And then what? Parse the output of ps(1)? Use pidof(8)?

> Bitching accomplished; now can we fix the bug?

Insufficient contrition detected :)

Why cannot a procfs or sysfs control be used?

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