linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v4 1/7] x86/fsgsbase/64: Introduce FS/GS base helper functions

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Message-ID: <C9BB696F3A938947B10DCAD29FAB8FFA66BDB7DC@CRSMSX101.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:09:06 +0000
From:   "Bae, Chang Seok" <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        "Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...nel.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Metzger, Markus T" <markus.t.metzger@...el.com>,
        "Shankar, Ravi V" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 1/7] x86/fsgsbase/64: Introduce FS/GS base helper
 functions

> Ah. You copied it from here where it makes no sense either. Copy and paste
> is useful, but you really want to think about it.

That's the matter of fact though, let me revise those you pointed out here.

> This patch wants to be split into:
>      1) Adding the new functions
>      2) Convert vdso
>      3) Convert ptrace
> _AFTER_ fixing the existing bug.

Okay, I think it is reasonable to do that, (regardless of defining it as bug or not).
Thanks for the sharp reviews.

Chang