Re: [BUG] problem with timer_create(2) for SIGEV_NONE ??

george anzinger (george@mvista.com)
Mon, 05 May 2003 16:35:34 -0700


Aniruddha M Marathe wrote:
> George,
>
> timer_create(2) fails in the case where sigev_notify parameter of
> sigevent structure is SIGEV_NONE. I believe this should not happen.
>
~snip~

>
> Line 377:
> SIGEV_NONE & ~(SIGEV_SIGNAL | SIGEV_THREAD_ID)
> = 001 & ~(000 | 100)
> = 001 & ~(100)
> = 001 & 011
> = 001
> therefore the if condition is true
> therefore the function returns NULL from line 378.
>
> Now in sys_timer_create() at line number 462
> Process = NULL
>
> Now at line 489
> if (!process) becomes TRUE
> and function returns with EINVAL
>
> Is my analysis right? If so can you comment on this behaviour?
>
Looks like a bug :( I feel a patch coming on...

-- 
George Anzinger   george@mvista.com
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