Re: + futex-avoid-kernel-taint-caused-by-get_robust_list.patch addedto -mm tree

From: Cyrill Gorcunov
Date: Sat Feb 16 2013 - 02:02:49 EST


On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:44:44PM +0100, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> > The ability to deprecate this code has been called into question[1],
> > but if that remains to be finalized, then making this change in the
> > interim seems to make sense.
>
> Do we really want to remove this system call in 2013?
> Note, Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt is gone...
>
> CRIU folks, I guess you still need the call?
> Or have you found an alternative way to get the robost list?

Yes, we need this call and we use it.

> As stated in [0], I'd simply revert commit ec0c4274 ("futex: Mark
> get_robust_list as deprecated")

Thanks!
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