Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 03 Jun 2015 11:04:18 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 0/7] x86/entry: Create a home for the x86 entry code in arch/x86/entry/ |
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On 06/03/2015 10:22 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote: > > I'm convinced. If "entry" means entry into code provided by the > kernel as opposed to entry via hardware-provided entry mechanism, then > the vdso is indeed a pile of entries into the kernel. >
No, it isn't. It is user space code provided by the kernel. It is a very different beast, and this is highly and unnecessarily confusing. I am thrilled we finally have managed to get the vdso code separated out, this just muddles the situation.
-hpa
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