Re: [PATCH for 4.18 0/6] Restartable Sequences updates
Linus Torvalds writes: On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 2:03 PM Mathieu Desnoyers<mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> wrote:[...] rseq __get_user/__put_user for get_user/put_user as discussed. LGTM, FWIW. I...
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Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) Srinivasan (1): x86/hyper-v: Fix the circular dependency in IPI enlightenment Kees Cook (1): bus: ti-sysc: Use 2-factor allocator arguments Kleber Sacilotto de Souza...
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Linus Torvalds writes: On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 2:47 AM Ondrej Mosn=C3=A1=C4=8Dek <omosnacek+linux-crypto@gmail.com> wrote:[...] testing, but because by sheer luck it was "working" anyway... Thanks...
View ArticleRe: [PATCH for 4.18 2/6] rseq: use get_user/put_user rather than _ ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 10:28 AM Mathieu Desnoyers<mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> But when I started looking, it turns out that yeah, we do "copy_from_user()" on...
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Linus Torvalds writes: On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 11:19 AM Mathieu Desnoyers<mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> wrote:[...] the lot with get_user/put_user/copy_{from,to}_user ? Do the full replacement,...
View ArticleRe: [PATCH v2 2/2] drivers: core: Remove glue dirs from sysfs earlier
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 5:29 PM Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> wrote:[...] This directory is never "explicitely" removed when empty however,...
View ArticleRe: [GIT PULL] SCSI fixes for 4.18-rc3
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) 22 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c index cd2fdac000c9..09325b8fbc9f 100644...
View ArticleRe: Re: [GIT PULL] SCSI fixes for 4.18-rc3
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) It will do a sg_scsi_ioctl(), but before that it does the same crazy sg_allow_access() case - and only for read-only opens. for read-only opens. But that's *doubly*...
View ArticleRe: [PATCH 24/32] vfs: syscall: Add fsopen() to prepare for superb ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) The part that matters i= s using just one syscall to do the whole thing. s using just one syscall to do the whole thing. Please no. In other words, replace...
View ArticleRe: [PATCH v35 1/5] mm: support to get hints of free page blocks
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) wrote: [...] in multiple such max arrays (a list of them). No. No. Stop this already./ Stop this already./ You're doing everthing wrong. You're doing everthing wrong....
View ArticleRe: [PATCH 24/32] vfs: syscall: Add fsopen() to prepare for superb ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) yeah, we have that for writes in general. yeah, we have that for writes in general. Nobody ever actually follows that rule. They may *think* they do, and then they call...
View ArticleRe: [RFC][PATCH 04/42] make get_empty_filp() to call file_free_rcu ...
Linus Torvalds writes: This one looked odd to me. This one looked odd to me. Then I saw 5/42, and it made more sense. Then I saw 5/42, and it made more sense. I think the explanation is a bit...
View ArticleRe: [RFC][PATCH 08/42] make sure do_dentry_open() won't return pos ...
Linus Torvalds writes: On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 7:23 PM Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> wrote: [...] + } Can we please do this as Can we please do this as if (WARN_ON_ONCE(error > 0)) error =...
View ArticleRe: [RFC][PATCH 16/42] now we can fold open_check_o_direct() into ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) I like the patch, I hate the commit message. I like the patch, I hate the commit message. It makes sense right now in this sequence, but I'd really like the commit...
View ArticleRe: [RFC][PATCH 01/42] drm_mode_create_lease_ioctl(): fix open-cod ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) Ok, you didn't seem to have a coverletter email, so I'm just replying to the first one. to the first one. Apart from the couple of totally trivial things I reacted to,...
View ArticleRe: [RFC][PATCH 10/11] signal: Push pid type from signal senders d ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) Biederman wrote:[...] or a single thread. Ahh. Ahh. This is much nicer than what I was playing with yesterday, trying to separate out the "bool group" logic in the...
View ArticleRe: [RFC][PATCH 16/42] now we can fold open_check_o_direct() into ...
Linus Torvalds writes: On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 7:59 PM Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> wrote: [...] Umm... Something like [..] Ack. Ack. Linus Linus Linus
View ArticleRe: [PATCH v2] tools/memory-model: Add extra ordering for locks an ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) It's about 18% __switch_to, and a lot of system call entry/exit, but not a lot of locking. system call entry/exit, but not a lot of locking. I'm actually surprised it...
View ArticleRe: [RFC][PATCH 09/11] tty_io: Use do_send_sig_info in __do_SACK t ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) wrote:[...] init=/bin/bash. That's hopefully true, yes. That's hopefully true, yes. Presumably init does open the console, but hopefull doesn't do setsid. (We *do* do...
View ArticleRe: [PATCH v2] tools/memory-model: Add extra ordering for locks an ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) wrote: [...] 7.81% context_switch [kernel.kallsyms] [k] cgroup_rstat_updated Oh, see that's the difference. Oh, see that's the difference. You're running in a non-root...
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