This patch removes the write and force parameters from
__get_user_pages_unlocked() to make the use of FOLL_FORCE explicit in callers as
use of this flag can result in surprising behaviour (and hence bugs) within the
mm subsystem.
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes
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include/linux/mm.h | 3 +--
On 13/10/2016 02:20, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> This patch removes the write and force parameters from
> __get_user_pages_unlocked() to make the use of FOLL_FORCE explicit in callers
> as
> use of this flag can result in surprising behaviour (and hence bugs) within
> the
> mm subsystem.
>
> Sign
On Thu 13-10-16 01:20:12, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> This patch removes the write and force parameters from
> __get_user_pages_unlocked() to make the use of FOLL_FORCE explicit in callers
> as
> use of this flag can result in surprising behaviour (and hence bugs) within
> the
> mm subsystem.
>
> S
