Re: [PATCH] delay.h: add __must_check to msleep_interruptible

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Thu Dec 16 2010 - 03:23:17 EST


On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:17:11 +0200 Baruch Siach <baruch@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 10:55:41AM +0200, Baruch Siach wrote:
> > Code calling msleep_interruptible() must be aware that sleep time might be
> > shorter than intended as a result of a signal being caught. Code not checking
> > the return value of msleep_interruptible() is probably buggy, unless it's doing
> > the signal_pending() check itself, which is redundant.
>
> Ping?

Stuck in my backlog. Delayed but not forgotten.
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