Re: [PATCH 02/10] mm: remove write/force parameters from __get_user_pages_unlocked()

From: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Date: 2016-10-18 12:46:28
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Reply to: Lorenzo Stoakes, 2016-10-13

On Thu 13-10-16 01:20:12, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:

This patch removes the write and force parameters from
__get_user_pages_unlocked() to make the use of FOLL_FORCE explicit in callers as
use of this flag can result in surprising behaviour (and hence bugs) within the
mm subsystem.

Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <redacted>

The patch looks good. You can add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>

								Honza
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Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-13
[PATCH 01/10] mm: remove write/force parameters from __get_user_pages_locked() · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-13
Re: [PATCH 01/10] mm: remove write/force parameters from __get_user_pages_locked() · Jan Kara · 2016-10-18
[PATCH 02/10] mm: remove write/force parameters from __get_user_pages_unlocked() · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-13
Re: [PATCH 02/10] mm: remove write/force parameters from __get_user_pages_unlocked() · Paolo Bonzini · 2016-10-13
Re: [PATCH 02/10] mm: remove write/force parameters from __get_user_pages_unlocked() · Jan Kara · 2016-10-18
[PATCH 03/10] mm: replace get_user_pages_unlocked() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-13
Re: [PATCH 03/10] mm: replace get_user_pages_unlocked() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Jan Kara · 2016-10-18
[PATCH 04/10] mm: replace get_user_pages_locked() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-13
Re: [PATCH 04/10] mm: replace get_user_pages_locked() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Jan Kara · 2016-10-18
Re: [PATCH 04/10] mm: replace get_user_pages_locked() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-18
Re: [PATCH 04/10] mm: replace get_user_pages_locked() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Jan Kara · 2016-10-19
Re: [PATCH 04/10] mm: replace get_user_pages_locked() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Jan Kara · 2016-10-19
[PATCH 05/10] mm: replace get_vaddr_frames() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-13
Re: [PATCH 05/10] mm: replace get_vaddr_frames() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Jan Kara · 2016-10-19
[PATCH 06/10] mm: replace get_user_pages() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-13
Re: [PATCH 06/10] mm: replace get_user_pages() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Jesper Nilsson · 2016-10-17
Re: [PATCH 06/10] mm: replace get_user_pages() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Jan Kara · 2016-10-19
[PATCH 07/10] mm: replace get_user_pages_remote() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-13
Re: [PATCH 07/10] mm: replace get_user_pages_remote() write/force parameters with gup_flags · Jan Kara · 2016-10-19
[PATCH 08/10] mm: replace __access_remote_vm() write parameter with gup_flags · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-13
Re: [PATCH 08/10] mm: replace __access_remote_vm() write parameter with gup_flags · Jan Kara · 2016-10-19
Re: [PATCH 08/10] mm: replace __access_remote_vm() write parameter with gup_flags · Michal Hocko · 2016-10-19
Re: [PATCH 08/10] mm: replace __access_remote_vm() write parameter with gup_flags · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-19
Re: [PATCH 08/10] mm: replace __access_remote_vm() write parameter with gup_flags · Michal Hocko · 2016-10-19
Re: [PATCH 08/10] mm: replace __access_remote_vm() write parameter with gup_flags · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-19
Re: [PATCH 08/10] mm: replace __access_remote_vm() write parameter with gup_flags · Michal Hocko · 2016-10-19
[PATCH 09/10] mm: replace access_remote_vm() write parameter with gup_flags · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-13
[PATCH 10/10] mm: replace access_process_vm() write parameter with gup_flags · Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-13
Re: [PATCH 10/10] mm: replace access_process_vm() write parameter with gup_flags · Jesper Nilsson · 2016-10-17
Christian König · 2016-10-13
Michal Hocko · 2016-10-18
Lorenzo Stoakes · 2016-10-19
Michal Hocko · 2016-10-19
Dave Hansen · 2016-10-19
Michal Hocko · 2016-10-19
Dave Hansen · 2016-10-19
Michal Hocko · 2016-10-20
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