Re: [PATCH 05/11] test_bitmap: skip user bitmap tests for !CONFIG_SET_FS

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To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/11] test_bitmap: skip user bitmap tests for !CONFIG_SET_FS
From: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:43:47 -0700
Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, x86@xxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20200817073212.830069-6-hch@lst.de>
References: <20200817073212.830069-1-hch@lst.de> <20200817073212.830069-6-hch@lst.de>

On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 09:32:06AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> We can't run the tests for userspace bitmap parsing if set_fs() doesn't
> exist.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

-- 
Kees Cook

References:
- remove the last set_fs() in common code, and remove it for x86 and powerpc
  - From: Christoph Hellwig
- [PATCH 05/11] test_bitmap: skip user bitmap tests for !CONFIG_SET_FS
  - From: Christoph Hellwig

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