linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 08/11] tile: uaccess s/might_sleep/might

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Date:	Fri, 24 May 2013 17:18:27 +0300
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 08/11] tile: uaccess s/might_sleep/might_fault/

The only reason uaccess routines might sleep
is if they fault. Make this explicit.

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
Acked-by: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>
---
 arch/tile/include/asm/uaccess.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/tile/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/tile/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 8a082bc..e4d44bd 100644
--- a/arch/tile/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/tile/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ extern unsigned long __copy_in_user_inatomic(
 static inline unsigned long __must_check
 __copy_in_user(void __user *to, const void __user *from, unsigned long n)
 {
-	might_sleep();
+	might_fault();
 	return __copy_in_user_inatomic(to, from, n);
 }
 
-- 
MST
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