linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86_64: Implement personality ADDR_LIMIT

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Date:	Fri, 3 Oct 2008 05:44:31 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_64: Implement personality ADDR_LIMIT_32BIT

On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:25:52 +0300
"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name> wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 10:02:44AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > * Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@...temov.name> wrote:
> > 
> > > -	/* for MAP_32BIT mappings we force the legact mmap base
> > > */
> > > -	if (!test_thread_flag(TIF_IA32) && (flags & MAP_32BIT))
> > > +	/* for MAP_32BIT mappings and ADDR_LIMIT_32BIT
> > > personality we force the
> > > +	 * legact mmap base
> > > +	 */
> > 
> > please use the customary multi-line comment style:
> > 
> >   /*
> >    * Comment .....
> >    * ...... goes here:
> >    */
> > 
> > and you might use the opportunity to fix the s/legact/legacy typo
> > as well.
> 
> Ok, I'll fix it.
> 
> > 
> > but more generally, we already have ADDR_LIMIT_3GB support on x86.
> 
> Does ADDR_LIMIT_3GB really work?

if it's broken we should fix it.... not invent a new one.
Also, traditionally often personalities only start at exec() time iirc.
(but I could be wrong on that)

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