linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/uaccess: Remove unused __addr

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Message-ID: <20190327131536.GF32571@zn.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:15:36 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de>
Cc:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/uaccess: Remove unused __addr_ok() macro

On Sun, Mar 03, 2019 at 10:47:00PM -0800, Christian Kujau wrote:
> If so, would simly removing it do the trick or is there more magic 
> involved? I don't have that many cross-compilers though and it's not even 
> build-tested:

There are cross compilers here:

https://www.kernel.org/pub/tools/crosstool/

which you can use.

And perhaps splitting that patch per architecture and letting arch
maintainers apply each, would be easier. I think.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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