linux-kernel - Re: [REVIEW][PATCH 15/22] signal/s390: Use force_sig

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Date:   Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:44:37 +0200
From:   Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
To:     "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:     linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [REVIEW][PATCH 15/22] signal/s390: Use force_sig_fault where
 appropriate

On Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:38:04 -0500
"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com> wrote:

> Filling in struct siginfo before calling force_sig_info a tedious and
> error prone process, where once in a great while the wrong fields
> are filled out, and siginfo has been inconsistently cleared.
> 
> Simplify this process by using the helper force_sig_fault.  Which
> takes as a parameters all of the information it needs, ensures
> all of the fiddly bits of filling in struct siginfo are done properly
> and then calls force_sig_info.
> 
> In short about a 5 line reduction in code for every time force_sig_info
> is called, which makes the calling function clearer.
> 
> Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
> Cc: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
> Cc: linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> ---
>  arch/s390/kernel/traps.c | 32 ++++++--------------------------
>  arch/s390/mm/fault.c     | 23 ++++++-----------------
>  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
 
Compiles & boots. Comparing old vs. new the same values are
set in siginfo. Looks good.

Acked-by: Martin Schwidefsky >schwidefsky@...ibm.com>

-- 
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   Martin.

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