linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/fpu: Rename copyin_to_xsaves()/copyout_from_xsaves() to copy_user_to_xstate()/copy_xstate_to

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Message-ID: <20170126102606.GA14834@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:26:06 +0100
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     riel@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, luto@...nel.org,
        yu-cheng.yu@...el.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, bp@...e.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/fpu: Rename copyin_to_xsaves()/copyout_from_xsaves()
 to copy_user_to_xstate()/copy_xstate_to_user()


* Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:

> 
> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:
> 
> > 1)
> > 
> > the 'copyin/copyout' nomenclature needlessly departs from what the modern FPU code 
> > uses, which is:
> 
> The patch below implements this first step. Untested.

I sent out the other cleanups as well, in:

  [PATCH 00/14] x86/fpu: Clean up ptrace copying functions

which includes the first fix, and if it all works, could be used as a base for the 
second fix as well.

Thanks,

	Ingo