linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Disintegrate the User API from the kernel headers

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Message-ID: <506A0809.704@zytor.com>
Date:	Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:15:53 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
CC:	torvalds@...l.org, arnd@...db.de, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	fengguang.wu@...el.com, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Disintegrate the User API from the kernel headers

On 10/01/2012 02:05 PM, David Howells wrote:
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Acked-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
> Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Acked-by: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
> Requested-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>

FWIW, I did not have time to review this before the merge window, but:

Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>

I believe this will reduce the number of mishaps we have with what bits
are exported as ABI and which ones aren't, and provide a much better
platform for further improvements.

	-hpa

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