linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: bpf: fix JIT stack setup

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Date:	Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:11:12 -0800
From:	Z Lim <zlim.lnx@...il.com>
To:	"Shi, Yang" <yang.shi@...aro.org>
Cc:	Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>, daniel@...earbox.net,
	Xi Wang <xi.wang@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: bpf: fix JIT stack setup

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Shi, Yang <yang.shi@...aro.org> wrote:
> On 11/9/2015 12:00 PM, Z Lim wrote:
>>
>> How about splitting this into two patches? One for the BPF-related
>> bug, and another for A64 FP-handling.
>
> I'm not sure if this is a good approach or not. IMHO, they are kind of
> atomic. Without A64 FP-handling, that fix looks incomplete and introduces
> another problem (stack backtrace).
>

The first, even on its own, doesn't make things worse, only better.
The second, which we agree needs to be fixed also, addresses a different issue.

Either way, please also note that these patches fix the original
implementation. We do want -stable to pick these up.

Suggestions for the diagram:
- As an enhancement, would you mind showing the A64_FP also?
- Please revisit "+64:"
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