Re: [PATCH v7 01/26] ptrace,x86: Make user_64bit_mode() available to 32-bit builds

On Fri, May 05, 2017 at 11:16:59AM -0700, Ricardo Neri wrote:
> In its current form, user_64bit_mode() can only be used when CONFIG_X86_64
> is selected. This implies that code built with CONFIG_X86_64=n cannot use
> it. If a piece of code needs to be built for both CONFIG_X86_64=y and
> CONFIG_X86_64=n and wants to use this function, it needs to wrap it in
> an #ifdef/#endif; potentially, in multiple places.
> 
> This can be easily avoided with a single #ifdef/#endif pair within
> user_64bit_mode() itself.
> 
> Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
> Cc: Dave Hansen <[email protected]>
> Cc: Adam Buchbinder <[email protected]>
> Cc: Colin Ian King <[email protected]>
> Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
> Cc: Qiaowei Ren <[email protected]>
> Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[email protected]>
> Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <[email protected]>
> Cc: Adrian Hunter <[email protected]>
> Cc: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
> Cc: Thomas Garnier <[email protected]>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <[email protected]>
> Cc: Ravi V. Shankar <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <[email protected]>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h | 6 +++++-
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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