Re: [PATCH v13 08/24] selftests/vm: fix the wrong assert in pkey_disable_set()

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On 06/13/2018 05:44 PM, Ram Pai wrote:
> If the flag is 0, no bits will be set. Hence we cant expect
> the resulting bitmap to have a higher value than what it
> was earlier
...
>  	if (flags)
> -		pkey_assert(read_pkey_reg() > orig_pkey_reg);
> +		pkey_assert(read_pkey_reg() >= orig_pkey_reg);
>  	dprintf1("END<---%s(%d, 0x%x)\n", __func__,
>  		pkey, flags);
>  }

This is the kind of thing where I'd love to hear the motivation and
background.  This "disable a key that was already disabled" operation
obviously doesn't happen today.  What motivated you to change it now?
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