Re: [tip:x86/asm] x86/asm/entry: Add user_mode_ignore_vm86()

[Ingo Molnar]

* Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 5:26 AM, tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
> <tipbot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Commit-ID:  a67e7277d01ccfd39b0db5a198c2643cc19dd79c
> > Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/a67e7277d01ccfd39b0db5a198c2643cc19dd79c
> > Author:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > AuthorDate: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:33:29 -0700
> > Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > CommitDate: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:13:36 +0100
> >
> > x86/asm/entry: Add user_mode_ignore_vm86()
> >
> > user_mode() is dangerous and user_mode_vm() has a confusing name.
> >
> > Add user_mode_ignore_vm86() (equivalent to current user_mode()). 
> > We'll change the small number of legitimate users of user_mode() 
> > to user_mode_ignore_vm86().
> >
> > Inspired by grsec, although this works rather differently.
> 
> Ingo, does this mean that you changed your mind or do you still want 
> a patch to delete user_mode_ignore_vm86 and just use user_mode 
> everywhere instead?

Would be still nice to have it as an add on patch, if you agree with 
my arguments.

I picked up your series as-is because it's correct and because it 
already improves things a lot in this area.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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