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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/3] context_tracking: New context tracking susbsystem
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2012/11/6 Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@benyossef.com>:
> On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> wrote:
>> diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
>> index 366ec06..3855e06 100644
>> --- a/arch/Kconfig
>> +++ b/arch/Kconfig
>> @@ -300,15 +300,15 @@ config SECCOMP_FILTER
>>
>> See Documentation/prctl/seccomp_filter.txt for details.
>>
>> -config HAVE_RCU_USER_QS
>> +config HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING
>> bool
>> help
>> - Provide kernel entry/exit hooks necessary for userspace
>> + Provide kernel/user boundaries probes necessary for userspace
>> RCU extended quiescent state. Syscalls need to be wrapped inside
>
> A minor nit pick: if whole point of the patch is to turn an RCU
> specific mechanism to a generic one
> that RCU happens to use, then the text needs to reflect that. How about:
>
> "Provide kernel/user boundaries probes necessary for subsystems that
> need it, such as userspace
> RCU extended quiescent state. "

Good point! I'm fixing this.

Thanks.


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