linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v5 03/12] __wr_after

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Message-ID: <7cfb5d06-96a6-41a0-9f57-d9df1204f45e@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 16 Feb 2019 17:15:38 +0200
From:   Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...il.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...wei.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@...il.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Ahmed Soliman <ahmedsoliman@...a.vt.edu>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v5 03/12] __wr_after_init: Core and default arch



On 15/02/2019 10:57, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> Where are the comments and Changelog notes ? How is an arch maintainer
> to be aware of this requirement when adding support for his/her arch?

Yes, it will be fixed in the next revision. I've added comment to the 
core wr_assign function and also to the changelogs for the patches 
enabling it on x86_64 and arm64, respectively.

Should I add mention of it also in the documentation?

--
igor