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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/2] clean up SYS_signalfd
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/2] clean up SYS_signalfd |
Date: |
Wed, 21 Jan 2015 14:15:14 +0100 |
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On 21/01/2015 13:57, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
> SYS_signalfd is deprecated and absent on some Linux systems that do
> support signalfd().
>
> Also, in 2015 the signalfd() libc function should be available wherever
> the underlying syscall(s) are available.
>
> Drop SYS_signalfd and check for & use signalfd() directly.
>
> Laszlo Ersek (2):
> qemu_signalfd_available(): remove function due to lack of callers
> signalfd(): modernize detection and use
>
> configure | 11 ++++++++---
> include/qemu/compatfd.h | 1 -
> util/compatfd.c | 24 ++----------------------
> 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
I suspect this will stop using signalfd on RHEL5. I wouldn't weep, but
it's worth pointing it out.
Paolo