* Oleg Nesterov <o...@redhat.com> [2012-09-23 22:19:50]:

> Unlike set_swbp(), set_orig_insn()->is_swbp_at_addr() makes sense,
> although it can't prevent all confusions.
> 
> But the usage of is_swbp_at_addr() is equally confusing, and it adds
> the extra get_user_pages() we can avoid.
> 
> This patch removes set_orig_insn()->is_swbp_at_addr() but changes
> write_opcode() to do the necessary checks before replace_page().
> 
> Perhaps it also makes sense to ensure PAGE_MAPPING_ANON in unregister
> case.
> 
> find_active_uprobe() becomes the only user of is_swbp_at_addr(),
> we can change its semantics.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <o...@redhat.com>
> ---



Acked-by: Srikar Dronamraju <sri...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

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