linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] cred: change keyctl_session_to_parent() to use task_work

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Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:26:54 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...hat.com>,
	Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
	David Smith <dsmith@...hat.com>,
	"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@...hat.com>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Larry Woodman <lwoodman@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] cred: change keyctl_session_to_parent() to use task_work_add()

Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> wrote:

> On 04/19, David Howells wrote:
> >
> > Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I am not going to argue, but honestly I don't think it is a good
> > > idea to mix the functional changes in keyctl.c and the simple
> > > (but obviously untested) cleanups.
> >
> > I meant add the cleanup as patch 4.  That way they are still separate.  I'll
> > let you change the name of the function to make it easier;-)
> 
> OK.
> 
> I'd like to avoid the unnecessary resends, lets discuss this before
> I send the patch(es).
> 
> At least I'd like to split this into 2 patches:
> 
> 	4/3: only removes the dead code from arch/*
> 
> 	5/3: updates copy_creds/exit_creds and kills
> 	     ->replacement_session_keyring, plus renames
> 	     key_change_ back to key_replace_
> 
> Do you agree?

Well, don't bother renaming the function back, but apart from that, okay.

David
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