Re: [PATCH] arch: uapi: asm: mman.h: Let MADV_FREE have same value for all architectures

Chen Gang <[email protected]> Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:45:16 +0800
Newsgroups gmane.linux.kernel.api,gmane.linux.kernel,gmane.linux.kernel.cross-arch,gmane.linux.lib.dietlibc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hello Andrew:

Could you help check this patch, when you have time. And apply it if
possible.

I guess, this patch is a little urgent, since it changes uapi, if wait
a little longer, more user mode programs (e.g. libc) may use MADV_FREE
as various values.

Thanks.

On 12/6/14 06:00, Chen Gang wrote:
> On 12/05/2014 02:54 PM, Minchan Kim wrote:
>> On Fri, Dec 05, 2014 at 06:58:29AM +0800, Chen Gang wrote:
>>> For uapi, need try to let all macros have same value, and MADV_FREE is
>>> added into main branch recently, so need redefine MADV_FREE for it.
>>>
>>> At present, '8' can be shared with all architectures, so redefine it to
>>> '8'.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <[email protected]>
>>
>>
>> Hello Chen,
>>
>> Thanks for looking at this.
>> Feel free to add my sign.
>>
>> Acked-by: Minchan Kim <[email protected]>
>>
> 
> OK, thanks.
> 
> Originally I sent the same patch like you sent (but later than yours).
> Geert suggested to use same value for MADV_FREE, and Carlos confirmed
> it and suggested more things (sorry, I forgot to Cc them in this mail).
> 

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Chen Gang

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