Re: [PATCH 1/4] core, x86: Add user return notifiers

[Avi Kivity]

On 09/18/2009 09:14 PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 09/16/2009 05:45 AM, Avi Kivity wrote:
>    
> > Add a general per-cpu notifier that is called whenever the kernel is
> > about to return to userspace.  The notifier uses a thread_info flag
> > and existing checks, so there is no impact on user return or context
> > switch fast paths.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity<avi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >      
> The concept of this patch looks entirely sane, as does the code,
> *except* for:
>
> +#include<linux/user-return-notifier.h>
>
> ... missing header file, and ...
>
> +obj-$(CONFIG_USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER) += user-return-notifier.o
>
> ... missing source file.
>
> Could you fix the patch, please?
>
>    

Doh.  Sent out fixed patch.

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