Re: [PATCH 3/3] access_error API cleanup

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Wed Oct 06 2010 - 00:04:28 EST


On 10/05/2010 12:53 AM, Michel Lespinasse wrote:
> access_error() already takes error_code as an argument, so there is
> no need for an additional write flag.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michel Lespinasse <walken@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/mm/fault.c | 6 +++---
> 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
> index b355b92..844d46f 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
> @@ -915,9 +915,9 @@ spurious_fault(unsigned long error_code, unsigned long address)
> int show_unhandled_signals = 1;
>
> static inline int
> -access_error(unsigned long error_code, int write, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> +access_error(unsigned long error_code, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> {
> - if (write) {
> + if (error_code & PF_WRITE) {
> /* write, present and write, not present: */
> if (unlikely(!(vma->vm_flags & VM_WRITE)))
> return 1;
> @@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ retry:
> * we can handle it..
> */
> good_area:
> - if (unlikely(access_error(error_code, write, vma))) {
> + if (unlikely(access_error(error_code, vma))) {
> bad_area_access_error(regs, error_code, address);
> return;
> }

Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>

I was going to put it into the x86 tree, but being part of a larger
series it gets messy.

-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.

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