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Re: glibc 2.1.92 tst-getdate failure on linuxppc


>>>>> Geoff Keating writes:

 > I think instead you can change these bits by causing a signal,
 > changing the bits in the signal's context in the signal handler, and
 > returning.  Try the attached.  I don't know of any way to test this
 > because handling of those bits is somewhat broken in current linux
 > kernels.

 > I guess if this works for you, just put it in place, and if the kernel
 > changes later it'll be their fault :-).
You should save and restore the SIGUSR1 handler, the user is allowed
to use it.

Andreas
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