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    um: remove LDT support · 7911b650
    Benjamin Berg authored
    The current LDT code has a few issues that mean it should be redone in a
    different way once we always start with a fresh MM even when cloning.
    
    In a new and better world, the kernel would just ensure its own LDT is
    clear at startup. At that point, all that is needed is a simple function
    to populate the LDT from another MM in arch_dup_mmap combined with some
    tracking of the installed LDT entries for each MM.
    
    Note that the old implementation was even incorrect with regard to
    reading, as it copied out the LDT entries in the internal format rather
    than converting them to the userspace structure.
    
    Removal should be fine as the LDT is not used for thread-local storage
    anymore.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarBenjamin Berg <benjamin.berg@intel.com>
    Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240703134536.1161108-7-benjamin@sipsolutions.netSigned-off-by: default avatarJohannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
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