Merge branch 'master'; commit 'v3.2-rc2' into next

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index ec635b7cc8ea..73d0cac8b67e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -427,6 +427,24 @@ static void get_debugfs_mntpt(void)
 		debugfs_mntpt[0] = '\0';
 }
 
+static void pthread__block_sigwinch(void)
+{
+	sigset_t set;
+
+	sigemptyset(&set);
+	sigaddset(&set, SIGWINCH);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &set, NULL);
+}
+
+void pthread__unblock_sigwinch(void)
+{
+	sigset_t set;
+
+	sigemptyset(&set);
+	sigaddset(&set, SIGWINCH);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &set, NULL);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	const char *cmd;
@@ -480,6 +498,12 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	 * time.
 	 */
 	setup_path();
+	/*
+	 * Block SIGWINCH notifications so that the thread that wants it can
+	 * unblock and get syscalls like select interrupted instead of waiting
+	 * forever while the signal goes to some other non interested thread.
+	 */
+	pthread__block_sigwinch();
 
 	while (1) {
 		static int done_help;