linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V5 02/10] fork/vm: Move common PF_IO

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdUNiuFdwXgj3kvKybm0Jb2g9N-2FgaB0U0LnQQ88y72aA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:08:05 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com>
Cc:     vverma@...italocean.com, hdanton@...a.com, hch@...radead.org,
        stefanha@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com, mst@...hat.com,
        sgarzare@...hat.com, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        christian.brauner@...ntu.com, axboe@...nel.dk,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 02/10] fork/vm: Move common PF_IO_WORKER behavior to
 new flag

On Sun, Nov 21, 2021 at 6:49 PM Mike Christie
<michael.christie@...cle.com> wrote:
> This adds a new flag, PF_USER_WORKER, that's used for behavior common to
> to both PF_IO_WORKER and users like vhost which will use the new
> kernel_worker helpers that will use the flag and are added later in this
> patchset.
>
> The common behavior PF_USER_WORKER covers is the initial frame and fpu
> setup and the vm reclaim handling.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com>

>  arch/m68k/kernel/process.c       | 2 +-

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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