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Date:	Tue, 5 Dec 2006 21:31:42 -0500
From:	Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Kasper Sandberg <lkml@...anurb.dk>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, ak@....de,
	vojtech@...e.cz
Subject: Re: BUG? atleast >=2.6.19-rc5, x86 chroot on x86_64

In-Reply-To: <26586.1165356671@...hat.com>

On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:11:11 +0000, David Howells wrote:

> > I only have 32-bit userspace.  When I run your program against
> > a directory on a JFS filesystem (msdos ioctls not supported)
> > I get this on vanilla 2.6.19:
> 
> Can I just check?  You're using an x86_64 CPU in 64-bit mode with a 64-bit
> kernel, but with a completely 32-bit userspace?

It's FC5 i386 so there's no way any 64-bit userspace code is in there.
(I have a cross-compiler only for building kernels.)  Having a pure
32-bit userspace lets me switch between i386 and x86_64 kernels
without having to maintain two separate Linux installs.

> A question for you: Why is userspace assuming that it'll get ENOTTY rather
> than EINVAL?

I'm not sure it is, but that's what it used to get.

Kasper, what problems (other that the annoying message) are you having?

-- 
Chuck
"Even supernovas have their duller moments."

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