[PATCH] x86-64, vsyscalls: Rename UNSAFE_VSYSCALLS toCOMPAT_VSYSCALLS

[Ingo Molnar]

* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 2:50 AM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > CONFIG_UNSAFE_VSYSCALLS was added in the previous patch as a
> > temporary hack to avoid penalizing users who don't build glibc from
> > git.
> 
> I really hate that name.
> 
> Do you have *any* reason to call this "unsafe"?

No, there's no reason at all for that. That naming is borderline 
security FUD and last time i saw the series i considered renaming
it but got distracted :-)

How about the patch below? COMPAT_VSYSCALLS looks like a good logical 
extension to the COMPAT_VDSO we already have.

CONFIG_FIXED_VSYSCALLS seemed a bit awkward to me nor does it carry 
the compat nature of them.

Thanks,

	Ingo

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