Re: [PATCH 5/7] uprobes: Do not (ab)useTIF_SINGLESTEP/user_*_single_step() for single-stepping

From: Srikar Dronamraju
Date: Sat Sep 08 2012 - 03:53:22 EST


* Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> [2012-09-07 17:50:57]:

> On 09/07, Srikar Dronamraju wrote:
> >
> > Acked-by: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks!
>
> (and thanks, I'll fix the typo in 2/7 you pointed out)
>
> > > void arch_uprobe_enable_step(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe)
> > > {
> > > - struct uprobe_task *utask = current->utask;
> > > - struct arch_uprobe_task *autask = &utask->autask;
> > > + struct task_struct *task = current;
> >
> > Any particular reason to use task instead of current?
>
> No particular reason, and I think in this case asm will be the same.
>
> Please let me know if you prefer to remove this variable, I'll redo
> this patch.

No, the patch is fine.

I have no problem with the additional variable, I was just curious if
you had any other plans that needed that a exta variable that alls.

--
thanks and regards
Srikar

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