linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [x86-64] Add getcpu and epoll

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Date:	Wed, 9 May 2007 00:24:32 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Chris Wedgwood <cw@...f.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [x86-64] Add getcpu and epoll_pwait system calls.

On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 03:16:56PM -0700, Chris Wedgwood wrote:
> On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 12:13:48AM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> > Nope.  There already is a getcpu vsyscall. This is not needed.
> 
> The kbuild magic that checks for missing syscalls needs to be taught
> about this then I take it?
> 

Somehow yes.  But i'm not going to add a useless syscall just to shut it up.

-Andi
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