remove the last set_fs() in common code, and remove it for x86 and powerpc v3

Al Viro viro at zeniv.linux.org.uk
Fri Sep 4 00:28:03 AEST 2020


On Thu, Sep 03, 2020 at 04:22:28PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:

> Besides x86 and powerpc I plan to eventually convert all other
> architectures, although this will be a slow process, starting with the
> easier ones once the infrastructure is merged.  The process to convert
> architectures is roughtly:
> 
>  (1) ensure there is no set_fs(KERNEL_DS) left in arch specific code
>  (2) implement __get_kernel_nofault and __put_kernel_nofault
>  (3) remove the arch specific address limitation functionality

The one to really watch out for is sparc; I have something in that
direction, will resurrect as soon as I'm done with eventpoll analysis...

I can live with this series; do you want that in vfs.git#for-next?


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