Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] x86, mpx: add prctl commands PR_MPX_INIT, PR_MPX_RELEASE

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Sun Jan 26 2014 - 21:10:32 EST


On 01/26/2014 05:55 PM, Ren Qiaowei wrote:
>
> Peter, you mean we should remove these two call and do what they do in
> user-space, right?
>

Unless we think there is a benefit to the kernel to have a on/off switch
for the #BR exception (if disabled, all #BR exceptions are signals,
regardless of source.)

There might be, would like other people's opinion.

-hpa


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