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Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 13:27:23 -0400 From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@....EDU> To: x86@...nel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> Cc: pageexec@...email.hu, Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@....edu> Subject: [PATCH 1/3] x86-64: Fix outdated comments in vsyscall_64.c Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@....edu> --- arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c | 7 ++++--- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c index 27d49b7..0b50b3c 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c @@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ * vsyscalls. One vsyscall can reserve more than 1 slot to avoid * jumping out of line if necessary. We cannot add more with this * mechanism because older kernels won't return -ENOSYS. - * If we want more than four we need a vDSO. * - * Note: the concept clashes with user mode linux. If you use UML and - * want per guest time just set the kernel.vsyscall64 sysctl to 0. + * This mechanism is deprecated in favor of the vDSO. + * + * Note: the concept clashes with user mode linux. UML users should + * use the vDSO. */ /* Disable profiling for userspace code: */ -- 1.7.5.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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