linux-kernel - Re: [patch 7/8] fdmap v2

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Message-Id: <200706070229.57473.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Thu, 7 Jun 2007 02:29:56 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 7/8] fdmap v2 - implement sys_socket2

On Thursday 07 June 2007, Davide Libenzi wrote:
> The sys_socketcall() system call has been also changed to support
> a new SYS_SOCKET2 indentifier.

I thought the general agreement was that sys_socketcall is a bad
idea to start with. Is there any benefit in adding new calls to
it instead of using a new system call number for sys_socket2 on
all architectures?

	Arnd <><
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