[PATCH v2] vdso: Remove struct getcpu_cache
Dave Hansen
dave.hansen at intel.com
Mon Oct 13 07:06:55 PDT 2025
On 10/13/25 02:20, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> -int __vdso_getcpu(unsigned int *cpu, unsigned int *node, struct getcpu_cache *unused);
> -int __vdso_getcpu(unsigned int *cpu, unsigned int *node, struct getcpu_cache *unused)
> +int __vdso_getcpu(unsigned int *cpu, unsigned int *node, void *unused);
> +int __vdso_getcpu(unsigned int *cpu, unsigned int *node, void *unused)
> {
> int cpu_id;
It would ideally be nice to have a _bit_ more history on this about
how it became unused any why there is such high confidence that
userspace never tries to use it.
Let's say someone comes along in a few years and wants to use this
'unused' parameter. Could they?
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