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Message-Id: <200608281053.11142.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:53:11 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, arnd@...db.de,
	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



> /usr/include/linux is _not_ a place to dump "reference code" in lieu of
> documentation on using kernel interfaces.

At least for the system call interface it was always. It is not
my fault you're trying to suddenly redefine it to be something else.

> 
> Besides, the _syscallX implementations in the kernel were generally
> unsuitable for use 

I disagree. I used them and they worked great for me.

> in that way anyway -- I'd be much more inclined to 
> rely on the libc version. The kernel version would do strange things
> like break with PIC code by using an unavailable register (i386),
> misalign 64-bit syscall arguments on 32-bit machines (MIPS), etc. 

The glibc versions would do similar things. Just try to use a 6 argument
call on i386 for once.

-Andi
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