linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] m68k: Implement copy_thread

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Date:   Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:50:34 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     "Amanieu d'Antras" <amanieu@...il.com>,
        Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>,
        Kars de Jong <jongk@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux-Next <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] m68k: Implement copy_thread_tls()

On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:30 AM Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
> This is required for clone3(), which passes the TLS value through a
> struct rather than a register.
>
> As do_fork() is only available if CONFIG_HAVE_COPY_THREAD_TLS is set,
> m68k_clone() must be changed to call _do_fork() directly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> ---
> This is a dependency for the combination of commits
> e8bb2a2a1d51511e ("m68k: Wire up clone3() syscall") in m68k/for-next,
> dd499f7a7e342702 ("clone3: ensure copy_thread_tls is implemented") in
> v5.5-rc6.

Applied and queued for v5.6.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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