Re: [CFT][PATCH] exit/bdflush: Remove the deprecated bdflush system call
From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
Date: 2021-06-30 08:39:53
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From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
Date: 2021-06-30 08:39:53
Also in:
linux-alpha, linux-api, linux-m68k, lkml
On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 10:28 PM Eric W. Biederman [off-list ref] wrote:
The bdflush system call has been deprecated for a very long time. Recently Michael Schmitz tested[1] and found that the last known caller of of the bdflush system call is unaffected by it's removal. Since the code is not needed delete it. [1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/36123b5d-daa0-6c2b-f2d4-a942f069fd54@gmail.com Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <redacted> --- I think we have consensus that bdflush can be removed. Can folks please verify I have removed it correctly?
Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
We are traditionally somewhat inconsistent about whether to leave the
__NR_bdflush macro present in asm/unistd.h or to remove it when the
syscall is gone. Leaving it in place as you do is probably better here.
Arnd