linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH liburing v2 0/3] Bring back `CONFIG_HAVE_MEMFD

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Message-ID: <9df85c99-4f2d-4d12-875f-ce68e781c107@kernel.dk>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:30:04 -0600
From: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To: Alviro Iskandar Setiawan <alviro.iskandar@...weeb.org>
Cc: Ammar Faizi <ammarfaizi2@...weeb.org>,
 GNU/Weeb Mailing List <gwml@...r.gnuweeb.org>,
 Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 io-uring Mailing List <io-uring@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH liburing v2 0/3] Bring back `CONFIG_HAVE_MEMFD_CREATE` to
 fix Android build error

On 7/16/25 8:28 AM, Alviro Iskandar Setiawan wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 7:41?PM Jens Axboe wrote:
>> For patch 1, maybe just bring back the configure test and not bother
>> with a revert style commit? There is nothing in test/ that uses
>> memfd_create, so there's no point bringing it back in there.
> 
> Ah yea. That'd be easier. I'll copy the configure part instead of
> modifying the git revert result ?

Exactly, just make it that single patch.

>> IOW, patch 2 can be dropped, as it's really just dropping bits
>> that patch 1 re-added for some reason.
>>
>> All that's needed is to add it to the examples/ helpers. If it's
>> needed for test/ later, then it can get added at that time.
>>
>> All of that to say, I'd just add the configure bit and the examples/
>> helper in a single patch and not worry about test/ at all.
> 
> Understandable. I'll send a v3 revision shortly.

Thanks!

-- 
Jens Axboe