Re: [PATCH] kdesu broken

[Alan Cox]

> > +	/* Indicate that the other end is now closed, set the
> > +	   ENDPENDING marker so that the true end can be processed by
> 
> This seems typo s/ENDPENDING/EOFPENDING/

I renamed it but missed that.

> > @@ -47,13 +50,22 @@ static void pty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
> 
> [...]
> 
> > +	set_bit(TTY_EOFPENDING, &pair->flags);
> > +	set_bit(TTY_OTHER_CLOSED, &pair->flags);
> > +	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pair->buf.lock, flags);
> 
> 	tty_flip_buffer_push() or something?
> 
> > +	wake_up_interruptible(&pair->read_wait);
> > +	wake_up_interruptible(&pair->write_wait);
> 
> It seems, this sets TTY_EOFPENDING, but if flush_to_ldisc() was done
> already here, anybody doesn't set TTY_EOF for master.

Does putting a tty_flip_buffer_push() at that point fix it. I had thought
I could remove it but you are right that creates a situation where EOF
may never get set.
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