From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
To: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk,
torvalds@linux-foundation.org, arnd@arndb.de,
linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>,
Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@redhat.com>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
x86@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] use struct pt_regs based syscall calling for x86-64
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:03:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180330110354.cnrtmjkk77hhbekt@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180330104649.GB12688@light.dominikbrodowski.net>
* Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net> wrote:
> > > The whole series is available at
> > >
> > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brodo/linux.git syscalls-WIP
> >
> > BTW., I'd like all these bits to go through the x86 tree.
> >
> > What is the expected merge route of the generic preparatory bits?
>
> My current plan is to push the 109 patch bomb to remove in-kernel calls to syscalls
> directly to Linus once v4.16 is released.
Are there any (textual and semantic) conflicts with the latest -next?
Also, to what extent were these 109 patches tested in -next?
> For this series of seven patches, I am content with them going upstream through
> the x86 tree (once that contains a backmerge of Linus' tree or the syscalls
> tree, obviously). IMO, these seven patches should be kept together, and not
> routed upstream through different channels.
Of course they should stay together - the generic code impact is minimal, these
are 95% x86.
Thanks,
Ingo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-03-30 11:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-03-30 9:37 [PATCH 0/7] use struct pt_regs based syscall calling for x86-64 Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` [PATCH 1/7] x86: don't pointlessly reload the system call number Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` [PATCH 2/7] syscalls: introduce CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SYSCALL_WRAPPER Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` [PATCH 3/7] syscalls/x86: use struct pt_regs based syscall calling for 64bit syscalls Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` [PATCH 4/7] syscalls: prepare ARCH_HAS_SYSCALL_WRAPPER for compat syscalls Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` [PATCH 5/7] syscalls/x86: use struct pt_regs based syscall calling for IA32_EMULATION and x32 Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` [PATCH 6/7] syscalls/x86: unconditionally enable struct pt_regs based syscalls on x86_64 Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` [PATCH 7/7] x86/entry/64: extend register clearing on syscall entry to lower registers Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 9:37 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 10:10 ` Ingo Molnar
2018-03-30 10:10 ` Ingo Molnar
2018-03-30 10:16 ` [PATCH 0/7] use struct pt_regs based syscall calling for x86-64 Ingo Molnar
2018-03-30 10:16 ` Ingo Molnar
2018-03-30 10:46 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 10:46 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 11:03 ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
2018-03-30 11:03 ` Ingo Molnar
2018-03-30 11:48 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 11:48 ` Dominik Brodowski
2018-03-30 12:00 ` Ingo Molnar
2018-03-30 12:00 ` Ingo Molnar
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