linux-kernel - Re: x86: get rid of the insane TIF_ABI

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Date:	Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:07:32 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: x86: get rid of the insane TIF_ABI_PENDING bit

On 02/15/2010 08:17 AM, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>> +void set_personality_ia32(void);
>> +#define COMPAT_SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality_ia32()
> 
> OK, but what about force_personality32? With this patch it becomes
> unused?

This is a bug... I happened not to notice it before on my system
force_personality32 is zero.

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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