linux-kernel - Re: compat ioctl32 for /dev/snapshot?

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Date:	Mon, 4 May 2009 23:58:56 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Michael Tokarev <mjt@....msk.ru>
Cc:	"Linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: compat ioctl32 for /dev/snapshot?

On Monday 04 May 2009, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> Is there any reason why 32-bit uswsusp &Friends does not work
> on 64bits kernel?
> 
> For one, 32bits s2disk produces the following when trying to
> suspend:
> 
>   ioctl32(s2disk:4134): Unknown cmd fd(4) cmd(400c330d){t:'3';sz:12} arg(ff853554) on /dev/snapshot
>   ioctl32(s2disk:4134): Unknown cmd fd(4) cmd(4004330a){t:'3';sz:4} arg(00000805) on /dev/snapshot
> 
> this is coming from:
> 
>      error = ioctl(dev, SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA, &swap);
>      if (error && !offset)
>              error = ioctl(dev, SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_FILE, blkdev);
> 
> but I guess (just guess!) that other SNAPSHOT_* operations will
> also fail the same way.
> 
> Is there a reason why those are not in compat_ioctl?

The user land hasn't been designed with that in mind.  You'd most likely have
to modify it too.

Thanks,
Rafael
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