Re: [PATCH v3 09/28] arm64/sve: Signal frame and context structure definition

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On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 07:38:26PM +0100, Dave P Martin wrote:
> This patch defines the representation that will be used for the SVE
> register state in the signal frame, and implements support for
> saving and restoring the SVE registers around signals.
> 
> The same layout will also be used for the in-kernel task state.
> 
> Due to the variability of the SVE vector length, it is not possible
> to define a fixed C struct to describe all the registers.  Instead,
> Macros are defined in sigcontext.h to facilitate access to the
> parts of the structure.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
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