linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Protection Keys (pkeys) support

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFzp9if5Lf_Rh6ReM2+JV0T0CNuuprLF8k5wyGHxJ1xy7Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:21:21 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Protection Keys (pkeys) support

On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 12:34 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> Furthermore, I'd reorganize the 'arch settings' section into 4 groups, the
> following way:
>
> 1) Options that are fundamentally only set on x86-32 kernels:
>
> 2) Options that are fundamentally only set on x86-64 kernels:
>
> 3) Bi-arch options and options that are not yet implemented for both
>
> 4) All other options are moved as selects to their respective config entries.

Yes, that sounds much better than what we have now.

Thanks,

             Linus