Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:28:20 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2] prctl: Deprecate non PR_SET_MM_MAP operations |
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On Thu, 5 Apr 2018 21:26:51 +0300 Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> wrote:
> Subject: [PATCH v2] prctl: Deprecate non PR_SET_MM_MAP operations
s/Deprecate/remove/ !
> An ability to manipulate mm_struct fields was introduced in > sake of CRIU in first place. Later we provide more suitable > and safe operation PR_SET_MM_MAP where all fields to be modifed > are passed in one structure which allows us to make more detailed > verification. > > Still old interface remains present for compatibility reason > though CRIU itself already switched to PR_SET_MM_MAP on its > own long ago. > > Googling didn't reveal some other users of this operation > so I think it should be safe to remove this interface.
It does seem a bit sudden. We could just add a "this interface is scheduled for removal" warning, then delete the code for real later in the year. To give people time to migrate or to complain to us.
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