linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] ptrace: Cleanups for v5.18

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Date:   Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:53:08 +1100
From:   Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        Alexey Gladkov <legion@...nel.org>,
        Kyle Huey <me@...ehuey.com>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] ptrace: Cleanups for v5.18

Hi Linus,

On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:33:52 -0700 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 4:56 PM Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com> wrote:
> >
> > The removal of tracehook.h is quite significant as it has been a major
> > source of confusion in recent years.  Much of that confusion was
> > around task_work and TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL (which I have now decoupled
> > making the semantics clearer).  
> 
> Hmm. I love removing tracehook.c, but this looks like it hasn't been
> in linux-next.

See https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220316165612.4f50faad@canb.auug.org.au/

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell

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