linux-kernel - Re: [discuss] pte

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Message-ID: <20070510113045.GD14898@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Thu, 10 May 2007 13:30:45 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, discuss@...-64.org
Subject: Re: [discuss] pte_{ex,rd}protect

On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 11:52:32AM +0200, Jan Beulich wrote:
> Various architectures define these, but they aren't being used anywhere -
> candidates for removal? The more that (at least) on i386 and x86-64
> pte_exprotect() is not symmetrical to pte_exec() and pte_mkexec()...

They should be removed everywhere imho

-Andi
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