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SubjectRe: remove set_fs calls from the coredump code v6
Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> writes:

> On Tue, May 05, 2020 at 03:28:50PM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>> We probably can. After introducing a kernel_compat_siginfo that is
>> the size that userspace actually would need.
>>
>> It isn't something I want to mess with until this code gets merged, as I
>> think the set_fs cleanups are more important.
>>
>>
>> Christoph made some good points about how ugly the #ifdefs are in
>> the generic copy_siginfo_to_user32 implementation.
>
> Take a look at the series you are replying to, the magic x86 ifdefs are
> entirely gone from the common code :)

Interesting.

That is a different way of achieving that, and I don't hate it.

I still want whatever you are doing to settle before I touch that code
again. Removing the set_fs is important and I have other fish to fry
at the moment.

Eric



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