On Tue, 7 May 2019 08:31:14 -0700 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The reality is that changing something fundamental like the kernel > stack at this point for an architecture that will not change in the > future is silly. x86_32 will no longer have updates, but will x86_64? And we will constantly be adding more work around hacks to handle the difference of the pt_regs in the future. I see Peter's patch easing that future pain. > > The reality is that Peter's patch is much bigger than mine, because it > needed a lot of other changes *because* it did that change. It was much bigger because it removed a lot of the work around hacks. But you are the "benevolent dictator", and I don't see me changing your mind. I'll go and implement it the way you like. -- Steve
