linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 2/2] x86, mpx: use new tsk_get_xsave

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Message-ID: <54CBF97D.902@sr71.net>
Date:	Fri, 30 Jan 2015 13:37:01 -0800
From:	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
CC:	dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, riel@...hat.com, sbsiddha@...il.com,
	luto@...capital.net, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
	hpa@...or.com, fenghua.yu@...el.com, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 2/2] x86, mpx: use new tsk_get_xsave_addr()

On 01/30/2015 10:34 AM, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 01/30, Dave Hansen wrote:
>> > The new
>> > tsk_get_xsave_addr() calls unlazy_fpu() instead and properly
>> > disables preemption.
> And it seems it becomes the only caller of get_xsave_addr(), so you
> can unexport and make it static.

They're pretty new functions, and I _think_ Fenghua intended for them to
get used my more users down the line.
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