* Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 5:26 AM, tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski > <tipbot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Commit-ID: a67e7277d01ccfd39b0db5a198c2643cc19dd79c > > Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/a67e7277d01ccfd39b0db5a198c2643cc19dd79c > > Author: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> > > AuthorDate: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:33:29 -0700 > > Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> > > CommitDate: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:13:36 +0100 > > > > x86/asm/entry: Add user_mode_ignore_vm86() > > > > user_mode() is dangerous and user_mode_vm() has a confusing name. > > > > Add user_mode_ignore_vm86() (equivalent to current user_mode()). > > We'll change the small number of legitimate users of user_mode() > > to user_mode_ignore_vm86(). > > > > Inspired by grsec, although this works rather differently. > > Ingo, does this mean that you changed your mind or do you still want > a patch to delete user_mode_ignore_vm86 and just use user_mode > everywhere instead? Would be still nice to have it as an add on patch, if you agree with my arguments. I picked up your series as-is because it's correct and because it already improves things a lot in this area. Thanks, Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tip-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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