linux-kernel - Re: [patch] Missing defines in asm-alpha/unistd.h!?

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Date:	Wed, 16 May 2007 16:17:25 +0200
From:	Oliver Falk <oliver@...ux-kernel.at>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] Missing defines in asm-alpha/unistd.h!?

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On 05/16/2007 03:10 PM, Oliver Falk wrote:
> On 05/16/2007 01:19 PM, Oliver Falk wrote:
>> On 05/16/2007 11:41 AM, Oliver Falk wrote:
>>> On 05/16/2007 10:57 AM, Oliver Falk wrote:
>>>> I believe this is missing... :-) I hope I understood NR_SYSCALLS
>>>> correctly and it's the number of defined syscals - as I added 20 of
>>>> them, I increased it by 20... Maybe someone can have a look if it's correct.
>>> [ ... ]
>>> Sorry, the patch was missing one hunk/file and also the tab stops where
>>> wrong. Attached a new working version.
>> But. The strange error that follows after patching:
>>   ld  -static -N  -o .tmp_vmlinux1 -T arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds
>> arch/alpha/kernel/head.o  init/built-in.o --start-group  usr/built-in.o
>>  arch/alpha/kernel/built-in.o  arch/alpha/mm/built-in.o
>> arch/alpha/math-emu/built-in.o  kernel/built-in.o  mm/built-in.o
>> fs/built-in.o  ipc/built-in.o  security/built-in.o  crypto/built-in.o
>> block/built-in.o  lib/lib.a  arch/alpha/lib/lib.a  lib/built-in.o
>> arch/alpha/lib/built-in.o  drivers/built-in.o  sound/built-in.o
>> net/built-in.o --end-group
>> arch/alpha/kernel/built-in.o:(.data+0x2d60): undefined reference to
>> `sys_pselect6'
>> arch/alpha/kernel/built-in.o:(.data+0x2d68): undefined reference to
>> `sys_ppoll'
> 
>> I don't understand this... Any clue(s)?
> 
> Needed to replace sys_pselect6 and sys_ppoll with alpha_ni_syscall... If
> this is very correct way to fix it!? :-/
> 
> Can someone please have a look and correct me!?

Sergey just told me, that this is wrong. Patch is fine, but we need
another. Please apply as well.

- -of
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