Re: [PATCH] waitid system call

[Roland McGrath]

Andrew, please replace waitid-clear-fields.patch with this one.
The old log entry is still good.


Thanks,
Roland

--- linux-2.6.9-rc1-mm1/kernel/exit.c.~1~
+++ linux-2.6.9-rc1-mm1/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1369,8 +1369,19 @@ check_continued:
 end:
 	current->state = TASK_RUNNING;
 	remove_wait_queue(&current->wait_chldexit,&wait);
-	if (infop && retval > 0)
-		retval = 0;
+	if (infop) {
+		if (retval > 0)
+			retval = 0;
+		else if (retval == 0) {
+			/*
+			 * For a WNOHANG return, clear out all the fields
+			 * we would set so the user can easily tell the
+			 * difference.
+			 */
+			if (clear_user(infop, sizeof *infop))
+				retval = -EFAULT;
+		}
+	}
 	return retval;
 }
-
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