From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chen Gang Subject: Re: [PATCH] arch: uapi: asm: mman.h: Let MADV_FREE have same value for all architectures Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:45:16 +0800 Message-ID: <5487A5AC.8050503@gmail.com> References: <5480E715.3020900@gmail.com> <20141205065417.GA3358@bbox> <54822B19.2070804@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <54822B19.2070804-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-api-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: "akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org" Cc: Minchan Kim , "rth-hL46jP5Bxq7R7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org" , "ink-biIs/Y0ymYJMZLIVYojuPNP0rXTJTi09@public.gmane.org" , "mattst88-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org" , Ralf Baechle , "jejb-6jwH94ZQLHl74goWV3ctuw@public.gmane.org" , "deller-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org" , "chris-YvXeqwSYzG2sTnJN9+BGXg@public.gmane.org" , "jcmvbkbc-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org" , Arnd Bergmann , "linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , linux-arch-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Geert Uytterhoeven , Carlos O'Donell , "Darrick J. Wong" , dietlibc-a6ha8lKT7ZQ@public.gmane.org, Felix von Leitner List-Id: linux-api@vger.kernel.org Hello Andrew: Could you help check this patch, when you have time. And apply it if possible. I guess, this patch is a little urgent, since it changes uapi, if wait a little longer, more user mode programs (e.g. libc) may use MADV_FREE as various values. Thanks. On 12/6/14 06:00, Chen Gang wrote: > On 12/05/2014 02:54 PM, Minchan Kim wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 05, 2014 at 06:58:29AM +0800, Chen Gang wrote: >>> For uapi, need try to let all macros have same value, and MADV_FREE is >>> added into main branch recently, so need redefine MADV_FREE for it. >>> >>> At present, '8' can be shared with all architectures, so redefine it to >>> '8'. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Chen Gang >> >> >> Hello Chen, >> >> Thanks for looking at this. >> Feel free to add my sign. >> >> Acked-by: Minchan Kim >> > > OK, thanks. > > Originally I sent the same patch like you sent (but later than yours). > Geert suggested to use same value for MADV_FREE, and Carlos confirmed > it and suggested more things (sorry, I forgot to Cc them in this mail). > -- Chen Gang Open, share, and attitude like air, water, and life which God blessed