The patch titled ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-x86-fix has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-x86-fix.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-x86-fix From: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c: In function 'arch_ptrace': arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c:809: warning: unused variable 'udescp' Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff -puN arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c~ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-x86-fix arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c --- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c~ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-x86-fix +++ a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c @@ -806,7 +806,6 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *chi { int ret; unsigned long __user *datap = (unsigned long __user *)data; - struct user_desc __user *udescp = (struct user_desc __user *)data; switch (request) { /* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */ @@ -890,13 +889,15 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *chi case PTRACE_GET_THREAD_AREA: if ((int) addr < 0) return -EIO; - ret = do_get_thread_area(child, addr, udescp); + ret = do_get_thread_area(child, addr, + (struct user_desc __user *)data); break; case PTRACE_SET_THREAD_AREA: if ((int) addr < 0) return -EIO; - ret = do_set_thread_area(child, addr, udescp, 0); + ret = do_set_thread_area(child, addr, + (struct user_desc __user *)data, 0); break; #endif _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are origin.patch vcs-add-poll-fasync-support-fix-fix.patch rtc-rtc-s3c-fix-access-unit-from-byte-to-word-on-rtccon-checkpatch-fixes.patch drivers-rtc-rtc-jz4740c-add-alarm-function-checkpatch-fixes.patch gpio-add-support-for-74x164-serial-in-parallel-out-8-bit-shift-register-fix.patch gpio-add-topcliff-pch-gpio-driver-fix.patch drivers-gpio-langwell_gpioc-remove-semicolons-after-function-definitions.patch cgroup_freezer-update_freezer_state-does-incorrect-state-transitions-checkpatch-fixes.patch memcg-cpu-hotplug-aware-quick-acount_move-detection-checkpatch-fixes.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-x86-fix.patch core_pattern-fix-long-parameters-was-truncated-by-core_pattern-handler-update.patch core_pattern-fix-long-parameters-was-truncated-by-core_pattern-handler-update-2.patch core_pattern-fix-long-parameters-was-truncated-by-core_pattern-handler-update-2-checkpatch-fixes.patch proc-stat-fix-scalability-of-irq-sum-of-all-cpu-fix.patch drivers-char-hvc_consolec-remove-unneeded-__set_current_statetask_running.patch delay-accounting-re-implement-c-for-getdelaysc-to-report-information-on-a-target-command-checkpatch-fixes.patch fuse-use-release_pages.patch kernel-resourcec-handle-reinsertion-of-an-already-inserted-resource.patch ramoops-use-the-platform-data-structure-instead-of-module-params-fix.patch select-rename-estimate_accuracy-to-select_estimate_accuracy.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html