linux-kernel - Re: Q: x86: add context tag to mark mm when running a task in 32-bit compatibility mode

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Message-ID: <20110928155655.GB10550@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:56:55 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Wilson <wilsons@...rt.ca>
Cc:	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Q: x86: add context tag to mark mm when running a task in
	32-bit compatibility mode

On 09/27, Stephen Wilson wrote:
>
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 07:04:48PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > I am asking because we probably want to backport this change and this
> > ia32_compat looks a bit annoying, why should we waste a word?
> >
> > Sure, this is very minor, but perhaps the trivial patch below makes
> > sense?
>
> Definitely makes sense (modulo Al's remarks).

OK, good.

I'll try to test (and double check) this patch, then I'll resend it
"officially".

Oleg.

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