linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/19] x86, mpx: we do not allocate the bounds directory

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1505182238290.4225@nanos>
Date:	Mon, 18 May 2015 22:43:29 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/19] x86, mpx: we do not allocate the bounds
 directory

On Fri, 8 May 2015, Dave Hansen wrote:

> Subject: x86, mpx: we do not allocate the bounds directory

led me to expect, that we actually do something like this.

  x86, mpx: Restrict mmap size check to bounds tables

might be more accurate.

> 
> From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> The comment and code here are confusing.  We do not currently
> allocate the bounds directory in the kernel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>

Otherwise

Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
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