linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 52/58] x86: vdso: Add prototypes for __vdso

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Date:	Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:46:07 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
CC:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 52/58] x86: vdso: Add prototypes for __vdso_* functions

On 11/19/2012 02:44 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>>>
>>> Acked-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
>>>
>>> In theory, this could go in arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vdso.h.  No one
>>> cares, I suspect, since there exactly two non-test-case users that I
>>> know of.
>>
>> If you think it makes sense to put the VDSO prototypes in that UAPI
>> header, I could prepare an alternate patch that does so.
> 
> That header doesn't actually exist.  Feel free to create it if you're
> feeling ambitious :)
> 

It would indeed be good to separate out the UAPI for the vdso.

	-hpa


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