Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal

Pull generic execve() changes from Al Viro:
 "This introduces the generic kernel_thread() and kernel_execve()
  functions, and switches x86, arm, alpha, um and s390 over to them."

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal: (26 commits)
  s390: convert to generic kernel_execve()
  s390: switch to generic kernel_thread()
  s390: fold kernel_thread_helper() into ret_from_fork()
  s390: fold execve_tail() into start_thread(), convert to generic sys_execve()
  um: switch to generic kernel_thread()
  x86, um/x86: switch to generic sys_execve and kernel_execve
  x86: split ret_from_fork
  alpha: introduce ret_from_kernel_execve(), switch to generic kernel_execve()
  alpha: switch to generic kernel_thread()
  alpha: switch to generic sys_execve()
  arm: get rid of execve wrapper, switch to generic execve() implementation
  arm: optimized current_pt_regs()
  arm: introduce ret_from_kernel_execve(), switch to generic kernel_execve()
  arm: split ret_from_fork, simplify kernel_thread() [based on patch by rmk]
  generic sys_execve()
  generic kernel_execve()
  new helper: current_pt_regs()
  preparation for generic kernel_thread()
  um: kill thread->forking
  um: let signal_delivered() do SIGTRAP on singlestepping into handler
  ...
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Linus Torvalds
2012-10-10 12:02:25 +09:00
96 changed files with 391 additions and 900 deletions

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@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static inline void get_cpu_id(struct cpuid *ptr)
extern void s390_adjust_jiffies(void);
extern const struct seq_operations cpuinfo_op;
extern int sysctl_ieee_emulation_warnings;
extern void execve_tail(void);
/*
* User space process size: 2GB for 31 bit, 4TB or 8PT for 64 bit.
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ struct stack_frame {
regs->psw.mask = psw_user_bits | PSW_MASK_EA | PSW_MASK_BA; \
regs->psw.addr = new_psw | PSW_ADDR_AMODE; \
regs->gprs[15] = new_stackp; \
execve_tail(); \
} while (0)
#define start_thread31(regs, new_psw, new_stackp) do { \
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ struct stack_frame {
__tlb_flush_mm(current->mm); \
crst_table_downgrade(current->mm, 1UL << 31); \
update_mm(current->mm, current); \
execve_tail(); \
} while (0)
/* Forward declaration, a strange C thing */
@@ -150,7 +153,6 @@ static inline void show_cacheinfo(struct seq_file *m) { }
/* Free all resources held by a thread. */
extern void release_thread(struct task_struct *);
extern int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void * arg, unsigned long flags);
/*
* Return saved PC of a blocked thread.