Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/7] System Calls for Memory Protection Keys

From	Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/7] System Calls for Memory Protection Keys
Date	2016-03-04 00:50 +0100
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On 03/03/2016 12:05 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
>> > I have manpages written for some of these syscalls, and I will
>> > submit a full set of manpages once we've reached some consensus
>> > on what the interfaces should be.
> Please don't do things in this order. Providing man pages up front
> make it easier for people to understand, review, and critique the API.
> Submitting man pages should be a foundational part of submitting a new
> set of interfaces and discussing their design.

Michael, thanks for taking a look, plus the very detailed previous
review you did of the first batch of man-pages that I posted.

I've posted a newer version including all of the new system calls, and
I've attempted to address all the earlier review comments you made.

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[RFC][PATCH 0/7] System Calls for Memory Protection Keys Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net> - 2016-02-23 02:20 +0100
  [RFC][PATCH 3/7] x86, pkeys: make mprotect_key() mask off additional vm_flags Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net> - 2016-02-23 02:20 +0100
  [RFC][PATCH 1/7] x86, pkeys: Documentation Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net> - 2016-02-23 02:20 +0100
  [RFC][PATCH 6/7] x86, pkeys: add pkey set/get syscalls Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net> - 2016-02-23 02:20 +0100
    Re: [RFC][PATCH 6/7] x86, pkeys: add pkey set/get syscalls Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2016-02-23 07:50 +0100
  [RFC][PATCH 4/7] x86: wire up mprotect_key() system call Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net> - 2016-02-23 02:20 +0100
  [RFC][PATCH 7/7] pkeys: add details of system call use to Documentation/ Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net> - 2016-02-23 02:20 +0100
    Re: [RFC][PATCH 7/7] pkeys: add details of system call use to  Documentation/ Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2016-02-23 07:40 +0100
  [RFC][PATCH 2/7] mm: implement new pkey_mprotect() system call Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net> - 2016-02-23 02:20 +0100
  [RFC][PATCH 5/7] x86, pkeys: allocation/free syscalls Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net> - 2016-02-23 02:20 +0100
  Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/7] System Calls for Memory Protection Keys "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> - 2016-03-03 09:20 +0100
    Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/7] System Calls for Memory Protection Keys Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net> - 2016-03-04 00:50 +0100

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