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SubjectRe: [patch 10/16] x86/ldt: Do not install LDT for kernel threads
On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
>
> Kernel threads can use the mm of a user process temporarily via use_mm(),
> but there is no point in installing the LDT which is associated to that mm
> for the kernel thread.
>

I like this one.

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