linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] x86/coredump: use core regs, rather that TIF

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Date:	Fri, 3 Jun 2016 12:51:35 +0300
From:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
To:	Dmitry Safonov <dsafonov@...tuozzo.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...hat.com,
	luto@...capital.net, tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com,
	x86@...nel.org, 0x7f454c46@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com,
	xemul@...tuozzo.com, khorenko@...tuozzo.com,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] x86/coredump: use core regs, rather that TIF_IA32
 flag

On Wed, Jun 01, 2016 at 04:11:35PM +0300, Dmitry Safonov wrote:
> As we have here core registers, use them to determine application's
> mode and sizes of register set and elf_prstatus instead of TIF_IA32
> flag.
> 
> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
> Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
> Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> Cc: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Safonov <dsafonov@...tuozzo.com>

This can be used unrelated to vdso re-mapping idea, right?