linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] m32r: Fix clearing of thread info fault code

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Date:	Sat, 21 Nov 2015 16:55:45 +0100
From:	Michael Büsch <m@...s.ch>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-sh@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ilia Mirkin <imirkin@...m.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] m32r: Fix clearing of thread info fault code

On Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:08:32 -0800
Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> I don't think we should apply this unless someone can runtime test it. 
> Presumably the current code works OK, but we just don't know what
> nasties the fixed version might expose.

I fully agree. But who can test it?

> The best I can think of is to put a big FIXME comment in there, so
> perhaps one day if someone is working on m32r stuff, they may try
> fixing it.

Or remove the architecture, if nobody is using it? :)

-- 
Michael

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