linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/12 v2] ptrace: introduce task_struct->ptrace

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Message-ID: <20090529120515.GB19812@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 29 May 2009 14:05:15 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/12 v2] ptrace: introduce task_struct->ptrace_cxt

On 05/28, Roland McGrath wrote:
>
> 5/12 still needs a comment about its assumption that tracehook_init_task()
> allocated the struct iff appropriate.

Not sure I understand... Where should I put this comment?

> Some log entries (or maybe comments)
> I saw said "->pt_*" though that is not the name of the field in the patch.

Yes, the changelog for 9/12.

> Other than the task_lock/kfree nit in 4/12 it all looks good to me so far.

OK, will redo and resend. Perhaps I should send this series to you
privately? I don't like to flood lkml again, the changes are cosmetic.

Oleg.

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