Re: [PATCH 1/4] signals: SEND_SIG_NOINFO should be considered asSI_FROMUSER()

[Roland McGrath]

> I think this doesn't matter because we need more cleanups. 

Ok, good enough for me.

> The problem is, both SI_FROMUSER() and SI_FROMKERNEL() must die imho.
> In fact I think they should never exist.

I've always found all the si_code hackery rather confusing.  (Don't forget
the crucial magic (short) cast repeated three places in exit.c without a
comment between them!)

> Other cleanups which imho makes sense:
> 
> 	- rename SEND_SIG_XXX
> 
> 	- redefine them to make sure SEND_SIG_NOINFO != NULL

Sounds good to me.


Thanks,
Roland
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