# Re: \[PATCH v4\] signal: add taskfd\_send\_signal() syscall

- From: Kees Cook \<hidden\>
- Date: 2018-12-06 18:30:55 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2018/12/147602
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2018/12/147604/t.md

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On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 9:41 AM Christian Brauner [ref] wrote:
> I feel changing the name around by a single persons preferences is not
> really a nice thing to do community-wise. So I'd like to hear other
> people chime in first before I make that change.

I don't think the name is hugely critical (but it's always the hardest
to settle on). My preference order would be:

taskfd_send_signal()
pidfd_send_signal()
procfd_send_signal()
fd_send_signal()

But, agreed, I think fdkill() should not be used.

-- 
Kees Cook
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