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Re: [PATCH] remove compat_sys_getdents64() (was Re: [RFC] why do we still keep __{get,put}_user_unaligned()?)

From	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH] remove compat_sys_getdents64() (was Re: [RFC] why do we still keep __{get,put}_user_unaligned()?)
Date	2017-04-08 21:00 +0200
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On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
>
>         Let's at least remove compat_sys_getdents64()...  Linus, do you
> have any problems with the following?

Hmm. Trying to compare compat_sys_getdents64n and sys_getdents64 side
by side, I think you're right. The patch looks sane.

                   Linus

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[RFC] why do we still keep __{get,put}_user_unaligned()? Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> - 2017-04-08 08:30 +0200
  [PATCH] remove compat_sys_getdents64() (was Re: [RFC] why do we  still keep __{get,put}_user_unaligned()?) Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> - 2017-04-08 20:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] remove compat_sys_getdents64() (was Re: [RFC] why do we  still keep __{get,put}_user_unaligned()?) Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-04-08 21:00 +0200

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