errno for in-kernel syscalls not SMP safe

[Ulrich Weigand]

Hi,

we just noticed that the 'errno' variable used for in-kernel
syscalls (linux/unistd.h) is not SMP safe.

What would you suggest is the proper way to fix this?

- Use a per-CPU (or maybe per-task) errno value?
- Protect all errno uses with a lock?
- Don't use errno at all, return negative error codes directly?
- anything else I've overlooked?

Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best Regards

Ulrich Weigand

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