[PATCH] set sigio target to current->pid and only if not already set
1. send_sigio() sends to a specific thread, _not_ a process. (It can also send to a process group, but that's not relevant here). This is useful, and should stay as it is. Therefore it makes _no sense_ to call f_setown() with current->tgid. Presently the kernel is inconsistent about it, with some places using current->pid and some others using current->tgid. This patch changes f_setown() calls to use current->pid. 2. In some places, f_setown() is called not at the user's direct request, but as a side effect of another function. Specifically: dnotify and file leases. It is good to allow a program the flexibility to specify a different pid than the default, using F_SETOWN. Presently they can do this after the dnotify or lease call, but there is a small time window when it will be temporarily set to current->tgid (which as pointed out above, is not always right). The window is avoidable if the program can use F_SETOWN prior to the dnotify or lease call. This is exactly what the "force" argument to f_setown() is for, and this patch changes it to zero in those callers. This change is not likely to affect any existing programs.
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