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From: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com>
To: "Michael Kerrisk" <mtk-lkml@gmx.net>
Cc: torvalds@osdl.org, akpm@osdl.org, drepper@redhat.com,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, michael.kerrisk@gmx.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] waitid system call
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Can you give a complete specification of what these other systems do?
Do they zero the whole structure?  i.e., test by filling with recognizable
garbage, and then examine all the fields after the waitid call and tell me
what they are.


Thanks,
Roland