linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 00/43] ptrace cleanups

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Message-ID: <87aao4mc53.fsf@NHK-XNOTE.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me>
Date:	Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:02:48 +0900
From:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Cc:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/43] ptrace cleanups

Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com> writes:

> I am fine with the s/long/unsigned long/ signature changes.  Adding
> temporaries to avoid the repeated casts is fine too.  All that will
> compile away to the same code we have now.  But please do it without
> changing put_user/get_user calls to copy_{to,from}_user.  With a
> temporary or two you'll still have fewer casts than before.  IMHO you
> should at least do a separate follow-on patch for anything that actually
> changes the compiled code vs just the cosmetic type cleanups.
>

OK. I'll do that on next round.
Thanks.

-- 
Regards,
Namhyung Kim
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