From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:5898 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267370AbUIJPXe (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:23:34 -0400 Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 16:23:30 +0100 From: Russell King Subject: Re: [RFC] flush_cache_page in kernel/ptrace.c Message-ID: <20040910162330.F22599@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> References: <20040909225643.G6434@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: ; from torvalds@osdl.org on Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 05:06:59PM -0700 Sender: Russell King To: Linus Torvalds Cc: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton List-ID: On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 05:06:59PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > On Thu, 9 Sep 2004, Russell King wrote: > > I argue that the use of flush_cache_page() here in the generic > > code is wrong, and if an architecture wishes to use it for this > > purpose, it should do so within it's architecture private > > implementation of copy_to_user_page() and copy_from_user_page(). > > I can't fault that argument. Let's just make it so. Can we have the arch > people involved (the normal virtual cache suspects: mips, sparc, sh, > pa-risc, who else?) take a quick look and send their suggested patch to do > so for their architecture. > > I hereby nominate Russell to be President, Vice General and Grand Poobah > of said patches, and charge him to remove the generic version line at the > appropriate time.. In recognition of this service, he'll get an extra "l" > to make up for all the ones he has lost over time. > > Russelll? That's fine by me - please send your patches my way. 8) Thanks. -- Russell King Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/ maintainer of: 2.6 PCMCIA - http://pcmcia.arm.linux.org.uk/ 2.6 Serial core