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Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:26:06 +0100
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/fpu: Rename copyin_to_xsaves()/copyout_from_xsaves()
 to copy_user_to_xstate()/copy_xstate_to_user()
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* Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> wrote:

> 
> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> wrote:
> 
> > 1)
> > 
> > the 'copyin/copyout' nomenclature needlessly departs from what the modern FPU code 
> > uses, which is:
> 
> The patch below implements this first step. Untested.

I sent out the other cleanups as well, in:

  [PATCH 00/14] x86/fpu: Clean up ptrace copying functions

which includes the first fix, and if it all works, could be used as a base for the 
second fix as well.

Thanks,

	Ingo