linux-kernel - Re: nios2: is the ptrace ABI correct?

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Date:	Tue, 24 Feb 2015 09:54:10 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@...guardiasur.com.ar>
Cc:	Tobias Klauser <tklauser@...tanz.ch>,
	Chung-Ling Tang <cltang@...esourcery.com>,
	Walter Goossens <waltergoossens@...e.nl>,
	Ley Foon Tan <lftan@...era.com>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	"nios2-dev@...ts.rocketboards.org" <nios2-dev@...ts.rocketboards.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: nios2: is the ptrace ABI correct?

On Tuesday 24 February 2015 00:04:21 Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
> So, tried a different approach and removed pt_regs from the UAPI ptrace.h,
> replacing it with a new user_regs that describes how registers are passed
> to user. This however is also problematic, as pt_regs is already used
> by glibc (not really sure what for).
> 

I've looked at glibc and could not find a use for pt_regs there. Where
did you find it? It's quite possible that it's incorrect as well
if the structures don't match.

	Arnd
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