linux-kernel - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 7891] New: vdso page is no longer mapped for

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Date:	Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:02:33 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	"Parag Warudkar" <parag.warudkar@...il.com>
Cc:	dsd@...too.org, joerg@...rops.han.de, ak@...e.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 7891] New: vdso page is no longer mapped for

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:01:51 -0500
"Parag Warudkar" <parag.warudkar@...il.com> wrote:

> Here is a patch that does what Andrew Morton suggested (plus some more
> as explained below) .
> Patch inline below and also attached in case there is whitespace
> damage. Compile tested on i386 with make defconfig; make. If anyone
> can test on other arches and provide feedback that'd be great.

Thanks - I can test elf on powerpc.  Does anyone remember how to
create a.out executables?

Assuming this works, I'm not surew what to do with it.  Jam it into
2.6.20, I guess.  The lateness*largeness product is somewhat high though.

You appear to have generated this patch against an oldish kernel - there are
CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO changes in there which might muck things up.  I'll see...
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