Re: Bug#1141670: util-linux: very slow code and undefined behaviour in handle_interrupt

Karel Zak <[email protected]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:19:33 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.util-linux
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On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 11:02:12AM +0200, Dirk Gouders wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> On Sat, Jul 11 2026, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
> 
> > the following was reported to Debian, regarding the hardlink
> > utility. It appears to be an upstream issue. Maybe someone can look at
> > it. CC:ing наб who seems to have touched the relevant function last.
> 
> it seems, this regression was fixed with:
> 
> 87831fa19 (hardlink: fix performance regression (inefficient signal evaluation), 2025-04-29)
> 
> The commit message says it improved performance by factor ten.

Yes, it should be fixed in >=v2.41.1 and >=v2.42. Update :-)

    Karel

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