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From: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com>
To: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Cc: jdike@addtoit.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: PT_DTRACE && uml
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:39:49 -0700 (PDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090423063949.8DE92FC3C7@magilla.sf.frob.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Oleg Nesterov's message of  Thursday, 23 April 2009 00:17:26 +0200 <20090422221726.GC22755@redhat.com>

> (cc Jeff Dike)

I've also CC'd the UML hackers' mailing list.

> So, arch/um/ seems to be the only user of PT_DTRACE.
> 
> I do not understand this code at all. It looks as if we can just
> s/PT_DTRACE/TIF_SINGLESTEP/.
> 
> But it can't be that simple?

I don't really understand off hand how UML is using PT_DTRACE either.
But clearly it (or any real arch) that needs a flag for an arch purpose
can use a TIF_* bit instead of touching ->ptrace, and should do that.


Thanks,
Roland

       reply	other threads:[~2009-04-23  6:39 UTC|newest]

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2009-04-23  6:39                   ` Roland McGrath [this message]
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2009-04-26 22:09                     ` PT_DTRACE && uml Oleg Nesterov

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