linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 07/10] mm: use mm->exe_file instead of first VM_EXECUTABLE vma->vm

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Date:	Sat, 7 Apr 2012 15:21:52 -0400
From:	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>
To:	Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...nvz.org>
CC:	<linux-mm@...ck.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>,
	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>,
	<linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
	<oprofile-list@...ts.sf.net>, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Kentaro Takeda <takedakn@...data.co.jp>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/10] mm: use mm->exe_file instead of first VM_EXECUTABLE
 vma->vm_file

On 4/7/2012 3:01 PM, Konstantin Khlebnikov wrote:
> Some security modules and oprofile still uses VM_EXECUTABLE for retrieving
> task's executable file, after this patch they will use mm->exe_file directly.
> mm->exe_file protected with mm->mmap_sem, so locking stays the same.
>
> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...nvz.org>
> Cc: Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
> Cc: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>
> Cc: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> Cc: Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
> Cc: Kentaro Takeda <takedakn@...data.co.jp>
> Cc: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
> Cc: James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>
> Cc: linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: oprofile-list@...ts.sf.net

For arch/tile:

Acked-by: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>

-- 
Chris Metcalf, Tilera Corp.
http://www.tilera.com

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