linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] introduce kernel_execve function to replace __KERNEL_SYSCALLS_

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Date:	Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:25:23 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	Chase Venters <chase.venters@...entec.com>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Björn Steinbrink <B.Steinbrink@....de>,
	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] introduce kernel_execve function to replace
 __KERNEL_SYSCALLS__

On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:36:49 -0500
Chase Venters <chase.venters@...entec.com> wrote:

> Unless 'errno' has some significant reason to live on in the kernel, I think 
> it would be better to kill it and write kernel syscall macros that don't muck 
> with it.

We have been working in that direction.  It's certainly something we'd like
to kill off.
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