Re: [PATCH 3/3] userfaultfd/selftests: don't rely on GNU extensions for random numbers

From: Peter Xu
Date: Tue Sep 21 2021 - 14:03:35 EST


On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 09:33:23AM -0700, Axel Rasmussen wrote:
> Two arguments for doing this:
>
> First, and maybe most importantly, the resulting code is significantly
> shorter / simpler.
>
> Then, we avoid using GNU libc extensions. Why does this matter? It makes
> testing userfaultfd with the selftest easier e.g. on distros which use
> something other than glibc (e.g., Alpine, which uses musl); basically,
> it makes the test more portable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Axel Rasmussen <axelrasmussen@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Peter Xu <peterx@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Peter Xu