linux-kernel - Re: [patch V3 28/66] x86/fpu: Rename copy_user_to_xregs() and copy_xregs_to

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Date:   Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:44:22 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@...el.com>,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [patch V3 28/66] x86/fpu: Rename copy_user_to_xregs() and
 copy_xregs_to_user()

On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 04:18:51PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> The function names for xsave[s]/xrstor[s] operations are horribly named and
> a permanent source of confusion.
> 
> Rename:
> 	copy_xregs_to_user() to xsave_to_user_sigframe()
> 	copy_user_to_xregs() to xrstor_from_user_sigframe()
> 
> so it's entirely clear what this is about. This is also a clear indicator
> of the potentially different storage format because this is user ABI and
> cannot use compacted format.
> 
> No functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h |    4 ++--
>  arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c        |    4 ++--
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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