linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] uapi: expose enum pid_type as enum __kernel

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Date:   Sat, 7 Aug 2021 17:48:17 +0300
From:   "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@...linux.org>
To:     Eugene Syromiatnikov <esyr@...hat.com>
Cc:     "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Chris Hyser <chris.hyser@...cle.com>,
        Josh Don <joshdon@...gle.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@...ace.io>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-api@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] uapi: expose enum pid_type as enum __kernel_pidtype

On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 02:09:05PM +0200, Eugene Syromiatnikov wrote:
> Commit 7ac592aa35a684ff ("sched: prctl() core-scheduling interface")
> made use of enum pid_type in prctl's arg4;  however, this type
> and the associated enumeration definitions are not exposed to userspace.
> Try to fix that by providing enum __kernel_pidtype and tying in-kernel
> enum pid_type definitions to it.  Note that enum pid_type cannot be exposed
> as is, since "enum pid_type" is already exists in various projects [1]

Grammar: "enum pid_type" already exists.

> (notably gcc and strace), and "enum __pid_type" is defined by glibc and uclibc
> for fcntl(F_SETOWN_EX) owner ID type;  there is also __kernel_pid_t,
> that looks too similar to __kernel_pid_type.
> 
> [1] https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=enum+pid_type
> 
> Complements: 7ac592aa35a684ff ("sched: prctl() core-scheduling interface")
> Signed-off-by: Eugene Syromiatnikov <esyr@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@...linux.org>


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