Re: [Linux v5.11-rc7] x86: entry: Leftover of _TIF_SINGLESTEP define?

From: Kyle Huey
Date: Sun Feb 07 2021 - 18:28:09 EST


On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 3:09 PM Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> congrats to Linux v5.11-rc7.
>
> after commit 6342adcaa683 ("entry: Ensure trap after single-step on
> system call return"):
>
> $ git grep '\_TIF_SINGLESTEP' arch/x86/
> arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:#define _TIF_SINGLESTEP
> (1 << TIF_SINGLESTEP)
>
> Is this a leftover and can be removed (now)?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> - Sedat -
>
> [1] https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=161273724611262&w=2
> [2] https://git.kernel.org/linus/6342adcaa683

Yes it looks like that can be removed now.

- Kyle