linux-kernel - [patch v3 0/2] updated ptrace/core-dump patches for supporting xstate

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Date:	Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:50:58 -0800
From:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, hjl.tools@...il.com,
	peter.lachner@...el.com, suresh.b.siddha@...el.com
Subject: [patch v3 0/2] updated ptrace/core-dump patches for supporting xstate - v3

Changes from v2:
a. Embrace the iov interface for PTRACE_GETREGSET/PTRACE_SETREGSET
b. fixes and coding style changes based on Roland and Oleg's feedback.

Changes from v1:
a. Split the patch into multiple patches.
b. Fix some bugs and coding style changes based on Roland's feedback.
c. Add generic PTRACE_GETREGSET/PTRACE_SETREGSET commands through which we can
   export the architecture specific regsets using the corresponding
   NT_* codes that userland is already aware of. The "xstate" regset is exported
   only using this interface.

thanks,
suresh

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