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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 22:33:34 +0100
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Subject: [kernel-hardening] Re: [RFC v4 PATCH 12/13] x86: implementation for HARDENED_ATOMIC
To: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
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On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 10:24:47PM +0200, Elena Reshetova wrote:
> +static __always_inline int atomic_cmpxchg_wrap(atomic_wrap_t *v, int old, int new)
> +{
> +	return cmpxchg(&v->counter, old, new);
> +}

WTH does that even mean, a wrap for a cmpxchg.

I seriously detest this interface