From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Hans Rosenfeld <hans.rosenfeld@amd.com>,
brgerst@gmail.com, tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@elte.hu,
suresh.b.siddha@intel.com, eranian@google.com,
robert.richter@amd.com, Andreas.Herrmann3@amd.com,
x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] fork: avoid weak function arch_dup_task_struct
Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 15:59:12 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DBDE5C0.1030907@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110501122559.bbf91079.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
On 05/01/2011 12:25 PM, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:26:35 +0200 Hans Rosenfeld <hans.rosenfeld@amd.com> wrote:
>
>> Avoid potential gcc bug by not using a weak function for
>> arch_dup_task_struct. Use an #ifdef'ed static function for
>> archs that don't have a special arch_dup_task_struct implementation.
>
> The patch is unreviewable (and hence unusable) if you don't describe
> this "potential gcc bug".
>
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3202.html
-hpa
--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-05-01 22:59 UTC|newest]
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[not found] <2be7032a-e4b6-4ce7-af53-532d77dbfb48@email.android.com>
2011-04-27 14:26 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86, xsave: fix non-lazy allocation of the xsave area Hans Rosenfeld
2011-04-28 5:55 ` [tip:x86/xsave] " tip-bot for Hans Rosenfeld
2011-04-27 14:26 ` [PATCH 2/2] fork: avoid weak function arch_dup_task_struct Hans Rosenfeld
2011-05-01 19:25 ` Andrew Morton
2011-05-01 22:59 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2011-05-02 0:11 ` Andrew Morton
2011-05-02 15:36 ` H. Peter Anvin
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