linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 19/26] arm64: Introduce asm/vdso/processor.h

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Message-ID: <20200317175227.GF632169@arrakis.emea.arm.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:52:27 +0000
From:   Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
To:     Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@....com>
Cc:     linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Mark Salyzyn <salyzyn@...roid.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Peter Collingbourne <pcc@...gle.com>,
        Dmitry Safonov <0x7f454c46@...il.com>,
        Andrei Vagin <avagin@...nvz.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <Mark.Rutland@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 19/26] arm64: Introduce asm/vdso/processor.h

On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 12:22:13PM +0000, Vincenzo Frascino wrote:
> The vDSO library should only include the necessary headers required for
> a userspace library (UAPI and a minimal set of kernel headers). To make
> this possible it is necessary to isolate from the kernel headers the
> common parts that are strictly necessary to build the library.
> 
> Introduce asm/vdso/processor.h to contain all the arm64 specific
> functions that are suitable for vDSO inclusion.
> 
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@....com>

This patch looks fine, though it depends on the previous discussion on
compat ABI compatibility.

Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>