linux-kernel - Re: [Linux v5.11-rc7] x86: entry: Leftover of _TIF

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Date:   Mon, 8 Feb 2021 03:18:03 +0100
From:   Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>
To:     Kyle Huey <me@...ehuey.com>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Gabriel Krisman Bertazi <krisman@...labora.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Linux v5.11-rc7] x86: entry: Leftover of _TIF_SINGLESTEP define?

On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 12:25 AM Kyle Huey <me@...ehuey.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 3:09 PM Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > congrats to Linux v5.11-rc7.
> >
> > after commit 6342adcaa683 ("entry: Ensure trap after single-step on
> > system call return"):
> >
> > $ git grep '\_TIF_SINGLESTEP' arch/x86/
> > arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:#define _TIF_SINGLESTEP
> >  (1 << TIF_SINGLESTEP)
> >
> > Is this a leftover and can be removed (now)?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> > - Sedat -
> >
> > [1] https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=161273724611262&w=2
> > [2] https://git.kernel.org/linus/6342adcaa683
>
> Yes it looks like that can be removed now.
>

Hi Kylem

Thanks for the confirmation.

Shall I send a patch?
With an ACK of you or mention in the commit message?

- Sedat -