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 12:49:42 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
CC:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	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)

On 02/23/2010 12:20 PM, Roland McGrath wrote:
>> 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.

Added to tip:x86/ptrace.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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