linux-kernel - [REVIEW][PATCH 13/15] signal/arm64: In ptrace_hbptriggered name the signal description string

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Date:   Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:10:13 +0200
From:   "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: [REVIEW][PATCH 13/15] signal/arm64: In ptrace_hbptriggered name the signal description string

This will let the description be reused shortly.

Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
---
 arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 7ab75e78aa08..921267f59d0d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ static void ptrace_hbptriggered(struct perf_event *bp,
 				struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *bkpt = counter_arch_bp(bp);
+	const char *desc = "Hardware breakpoint trap (ptrace)";
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	if (is_compat_task()) {
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ static void ptrace_hbptriggered(struct perf_event *bp,
 #endif
 	arm64_force_sig_fault(SIGTRAP, TRAP_HWBKPT,
 			      (void __user *)(bkpt->trigger),
-			      "Hardware breakpoint trap (ptrace)");
+			      desc);
 }
 
 /*
-- 
2.17.1