linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] init_new_context: Use the passed task argument

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Date:	Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:42:27 +0530
From:	"Aneesh Kumar" <aneesh.kumar@...il.com>
To:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	andi@...stfloor.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] init_new_context: Use the passed task argument

On 2/28/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:10:36 +0530 "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...il.com> wrote:
> > From: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@...il.com>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c   |    2 +-
> >  arch/x86_64/kernel/ldt.c |    2 +-
> >  kernel/fork.c            |    2 +-
> >  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c b/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
> > index b410e5f..925354c 100644
> > --- a/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
> > +++ b/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
> > @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int init_new_context(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
> >
> >       init_MUTEX(&mm->context.sem);
> >       mm->context.size = 0;
> > -     old_mm = current->mm;
> > +     old_mm = tsk->mm;
> >       if (old_mm && old_mm->context.size > 0) {
> >               down(&old_mm->context.sem);
> >               retval = copy_ldt(&mm->context, &old_mm->context);
> > diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ldt.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ldt.c
> > index d7e5d0c..16ae79d 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ldt.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ldt.c
> > @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int init_new_context(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
> >
> >       init_MUTEX(&mm->context.sem);
> >       mm->context.size = 0;
> > -     old_mm = current->mm;
> > +     old_mm = tsk->mm;
> >       if (old_mm && old_mm->context.size > 0) {
> >               down(&old_mm->context.sem);
> >               retval = copy_ldt(&mm->context, &old_mm->context);
> > diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
> > index d154cc7..2423d83 100644
> > --- a/kernel/fork.c
> > +++ b/kernel/fork.c
> > @@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static struct mm_struct *dup_mm(struct task_struct *tsk)
> >       if (!mm_init(mm))
> >               goto fail_nomem;
> >
> > -     if (init_new_context(tsk, mm))
> > +     if (init_new_context(current, mm))
> >               goto fail_nocontext;
>
> This last change makes the comment over dup_mm() wrong.  It also generally
> makes dup_mm() less useful, although that migt be OK.  It also makes the
> argument to dup_mm() unused and potentially removable.
>


How about the change as below

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