linux-kernel - Re: [patch] (2nd try) add epoll compat code to kernel/compat.c ...

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Message-Id: <20070213211121.639b9a0f.sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
Date:	Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:11:21 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] (2nd try)  add epoll compat code to kernel/compat.c ...

On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:26:42 -0800 (PST) Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org> wrote:
>
> ARM-OABI also defines them, dunno why. Rmk?

I suspect that OABI stands for old ABI and the alignment of 64 bit
quantities changed at some point.  I am pretty sure that arm is only
32bit, but I assume that they need backward compatibility for the old
ABI's alignment.

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Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
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