linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH fixes] powerpc/vdso32: Fallback on getres syscall when clock is unknown

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Date:   Wed, 13 May 2020 22:43:42 +1000 (AEST)
From:   Michael Ellerman <patch-notifications@...erman.id.au>
To:     Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@...el32.net>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH fixes] powerpc/vdso32: Fallback on getres syscall when clock is unknown

On Sat, 9 May 2020 09:42:14 +0000 (UTC), Christophe Leroy wrote:
> There are other clocks than the standard ones, for instance
> per process clocks. Therefore, being above the last standard clock
> doesn't mean it is a bad clock. So, fallback to syscall instead
> of returning -EINVAL inconditionaly.

Applied to powerpc/fixes.

[1/1] powerpc/vdso32: Fallback on getres syscall when clock is unknown
      https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/e963b7a28b2bf2416304e1a15df967fcf662aff5

cheers