linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Implement leftpad syscall

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Date:	Fri, 1 Apr 2016 08:56:39 +0200
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	David Gstir <david@...ma-star.at>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Implement leftpad syscall

On Fri, Apr 01, 2016 at 12:33:32AM +0200, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> From: David Gstir <david@...ma-star.at>
> 
> Implement the leftpad() system call such that userspace,
> especially node.js applications, can in the near future directly
> use it and no longer depend on fragile npm packages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Gstir <david@...ma-star.at>
> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
> ---
>  arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl |  1 +
>  include/linux/syscalls.h               |  1 +
>  kernel/sys.c                           | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  kernel/sys_ni.c                        |  1 +
>  4 files changed, 38 insertions(+)

This is okay as far as it goes, but you need to add the other archs
and put the relevant maintainers onto CC.

Thanks,
Richard