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Date:	Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:20:49 -0400
From:	"Horst H. von Brand" <vonbrand@....utfsm.cl>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	jdike@...toit.com, B.Steinbrink@....de, arjan@...radead.org,
	chase.venters@...entec.com, akpm@...l.org,
	rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] remove all remaining _syscallX macros 

Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> wrote:
> On Monday 28 August 2006 16:05, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> 
> > The patch below should address both these issues, as long as the libc
> > has a working implementation of syscall(2).

> I would prefer the _syscall() macros to stay independent of the 
> actual glibc version. Or what do you do otherwise on a system
> with old glibc? Upgrading glibc is normally a major PITA.

Could just this macro layer be explicitly BSD (or at least LGPL) licensed? 
If not, it looks like a SCOX-whining-over-errno.h thing in the making in
case somebody wants to build a non-GPL libc on top...
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