linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] x86: entry_64.S: always allocate complete "struct pt

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Message-ID: <20140801183042.GA10420@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 1 Aug 2014 20:30:42 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>,
	Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] x86: entry_64.S: always allocate complete "struct
	pt_regs"

On 08/01, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
>
> This patch changes code to always allocate a complete "struct pt_regs".
> The saving of registers is still done lazily.

I obviously like this change very much. Unfortunately I can only ack the
intent ;)

I really hope that maintainers will take a closer look.

Oleg.

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