linux-kernel - Re: + futex-avoid-kernel-taint-caused-by-get_robust

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Message-ID: <20130216070240.GA20312@moon>
Date:	Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:02:40 +0400
From:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	paul.gortmaker@...driver.com, davej@...hat.com,
	keescook@...omium.org, stable@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	ebiederm@...ssion.com
Subject: Re: + futex-avoid-kernel-taint-caused-by-get_robust_list.patch added
 to -mm tree

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:44:44PM +0100, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> > The ability to deprecate this code has been called into question[1],
> > but if that remains to be finalized, then making this change in the
> > interim seems to make sense.
> 
> Do we really want to remove this system call in 2013?
> Note, Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt is gone...
> 
> CRIU folks, I guess you still need the call?
> Or have you found an alternative way to get the robost list?

Yes, we need this call and we use it.

> As stated in [0], I'd simply revert commit ec0c4274 ("futex: Mark
> get_robust_list as deprecated")

Thanks!
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