linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Do not export PAGE

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Message-ID: <20071023165951.GA5685@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:59:52 +0300
From:	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <k.shutemov@...esys.com>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Do not export PAGE_SIZE to userspace.

On [Tue, 23.10.2007 12:22], Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On 10/23/07, Kirill A. Shutemov <k.shutemov@...esys.com> wrote:
> > Userspace should use getpagesize() or sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE) to get memory
> > page size.
> 
> please go back through the archives and read the history here.  we
> should work at dropping page.h completely, not making it an empty
> file.

Do you mean page.h shouldn't be exported to userspace or should be dropped
from kernelspace too?

-- 
Regards,  Kirill A. Shutemov
 + Belarus, Minsk
 + Velesys LLC, http://www.velesys.com/
 + ALT Linux Team, http://www.altlinux.com/

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