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From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
To: Ivan Novick <novickivan@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: sys_rt_sigreturn calling sys_futex?
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:00:15 +0100 (CET)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1001222257480.2906@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <619ad6271001221346j19c9038bx8013e5b560d0c138@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, 22 Jan 2010, Ivan Novick wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a userspace app that I profiled using SystemTap.
> 
> It says there are frequent calls to sys_futex which come from sys_rt_sigreturn.
> 
> It is true, that my app has many signal handler calls due to
> frequently set timers in the code.
> 
> I had a look at the source for my kernel: Suse: linux-2.6.27.39-0.3
> but I don't see any calls to futex from inside sys_rt_sigreturn.
> 
> Do you know if sys_rt_sigreturn is somehow calling sys_futex?

Well, it is not calling sys_futex, it is resuming the sys_futex
syscall which was interrupted by the signal. When the signal handler
returns it returns to the system call automatically.
 
Thanks,

	tglx

      reply	other threads:[~2010-01-22 22:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-01-22 21:46 Ivan Novick
2010-01-22 22:00 ` Thomas Gleixner [this message]

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