On Thu, Sep 03, 2020 at 04:30:03PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Thu, Sep 03, 2020 at 03:28:03PM +0100, Al Viro wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 03, 2020 at 04:22:28PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > > > > > Besides x86 and powerpc I plan to eventually convert all other > > > architectures, although this will be a slow process, starting with the > > > easier ones once the infrastructure is merged. The process to convert > > > architectures is roughtly: > > > > > > (1) ensure there is no set_fs(KERNEL_DS) left in arch specific code > > > (2) implement __get_kernel_nofault and __put_kernel_nofault > > > (3) remove the arch specific address limitation functionality > > > > The one to really watch out for is sparc; I have something in that > > direction, will resurrect as soon as I'm done with eventpoll analysis... > > > > I can live with this series; do you want that in vfs.git#for-next? > > Either that or a separate tree is fine with me. It would be good to > eventually have a non-rebased stable tree so that other arch trees > can work from it, though. FWIW, vfs.git#for-next is always a merge of independent branches; I don't put stuff directly into #for-next - too easy to lose that way. IOW, that would be something like #base.set_fs, included into #for-next merge set. And I've no problem with never-rebased branches... Where in the mainline are the most recent prereqs of this series?
