linux-kernel - Re: linux-next requirements (Was: Re: [tip:x86/ptrace] ptrace: Add support for generic PTRACE_GETREGSET/PTRACE

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Date:	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:20:30 -0800 (PST)
From:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	mingo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	suresh.b.siddha@...el.com, tglx@...utronix.de, hjl.tools@...il.com,
	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org, Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>
Subject: Re: linux-next requirements (Was: Re: [tip:x86/ptrace] ptrace: Add
 support for generic PTRACE_GETREGSET/PTRACE_SETREGSET)

> Are there any downsides to Roland's patch as far as PARISC is concerned
> (apart from the loss of some functionality, of course)?

Kyle ACK'd my parisc patch, and my impression is he wants it to go in
and does not plan to work on the necessary arch support imminently.

I think the only visible effect of turning off HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
on parisc will be that /proc/pid/syscall is not available.


Thanks,
Roland
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