Re: [PATCH 59] don't use task_struct-ptrace_message

task_struct-ptrace_message is no longer needed. Woo! I wonder why compat_ptrace_request() does (compat_ulong_t)ptrace_message, put_user(x, ptr) uses __typeof__(*ptr). I think it's just being explicit about the truncation to keep its intent clear to someone reading the code. Thanks, Roland

[PATCH 59] don't use task_struct-ptrace_message

task_struct-ptrace_message is no longer needed. I wonder why compat_ptrace_request() does (compat_ulong_t)ptrace_message, put_user(x, ptr) uses __typeof__(*ptr). --- kernel/ptrace.c |7 --- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) --- PU/kernel/ptrace.c~59_NO_PTRACE_MESSAGE