Re: + futex-avoid-kernel-taint-caused-by-get_robust_list.patch addedto -mm tree

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Mon Feb 18 2013 - 03:55:29 EST


On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:44:44PM +0100, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> > > The ability to deprecate this code has been called into question[1],
> > > but if that remains to be finalized, then making this change in the
> > > interim seems to make sense.
> >
> > Do we really want to remove this system call in 2013?
> > Note, Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt is gone...
> >
> > CRIU folks, I guess you still need the call?
> > Or have you found an alternative way to get the robost list?
>
> Yes, we need this call and we use it.
>
> > As stated in [0], I'd simply revert commit ec0c4274 ("futex: Mark
> > get_robust_list as deprecated")
>
> Thanks!

I take the revert via tip and queue it for 3.9

Thanks,

tglx

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