linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] compat: Generic compat_sys_sched_rr_get

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Date:	Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:39:38 -0400
From:	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>
To:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
CC:	<linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] compat: Generic compat_sys_sched_rr_get_interval implementation

On 9/18/2012 1:02 PM, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> This function is used by sparc, powerpc tile and arm64 for compat
> support. The patch adds a generic implementation with a wrapper for
> PowerPC to do the u32->int sign extension.
>
> The reason for a single patch covering powerpc, tile and sparc is to
> keep it bisectable, otherwise kernel building may fail with mismatched
> function declarations.
>
> Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> Cc: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> ---
>
> Please note that the patch has only been compile-tested on sparc, tile
> and powerpc (run-time tested on arm64).

Acked-by: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>  [for tile]

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

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