Re: [patch 0/6] lightweight robust futexes: -V3

[Christopher Friesen]

Ingo Molnar wrote:

> basically, ->futex_offset is not blindly trusted by the kernel either: 
> it's simply used to calculate a "userspace pointer" value, which it then 
> uses in a (secure) get_user() access, to do a FUTEX_WAKEUP. [Note that 
> FUTEX_WAKEUP is already done at do_exit() time via the ->clear_child_tid 
> userspace pointer.] All in one: this is totally safe.

As mentioned by Paul...how do you deal with 32/64 compatibility where 
your pointers are different sizes?

Chris
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