[RFC] sema_wait_sig

[Alfred Perlstein]

On 11/22/12 10:12 PM, Oleksandr Tymoshenko wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is there any particular reason FreeBSD does not have sema_wait_sig
> function? It seems to be easily implementable using cv_wait_sig
> function.
>
> The reason I'm asking is that I'm getting some Linux drivers
> ported to FreeBSD and the code in question relies on semaphores
> and there is no obvious alternative to down_interruptible function.
> I realize that not all approaches to driver development are easily
> mappable from OS to OS but in this case lack of cv_wait_sig seems
> like gap in API. Unless of course there is strong rationale behind it.
>
Sounds like just an oversight.  Go for it!

-Alfred